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YORK AND DISTRICT AGAINST MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE – 22nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

YORK AND DISTRICT AGAINST MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE – 22nd ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

YAMND are holding their 22nd AGM on 17th October at 7.30pm at York Hospital and invite all members to attend.

 
DOREEN FOSTER RECEIVES HIGH SHERIFFS CERTIFICATE

DOREEN FOSTER RECEIVES HIGH SHERIFFS CERTIFICATE

Doreen Foster (YAMND Specialist Nurse ) was presented with the High Sheriff’s Certificate, a scheme set up by former High Sheriff of North Yorkshire Francesca Horsfield.

 
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK-YOU TO OUR OWN KEN !

CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK-YOU TO OUR OWN KEN !

Congratulations and a huge thank you to our own Ken ( Halstead ) for recently completing the Jane Tomlinson 10k run . Ken, for those who do not know ,is husband to our treasurer Audrey and dad to our secretary Claire and so is often roped in to support YAMND .He is usually spotted manning [...]

 
DRAGON BOAT RACE RESULTS …

DRAGON BOAT RACE RESULTS …

What a result for ‘Northern Lights’, Kier Northern’s team in the 9th York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge held on the River Ouse, York on Sunday 10 July.

 
YORK ROTARY DRAGON BOAT CHALLENGE RIVER OUSE SUNDAY, JULY 10th 2011

YORK ROTARY DRAGON BOAT CHALLENGE RIVER OUSE SUNDAY, JULY 10th 2011

The Club will hold its annual Challenge on the Ouse on Sunday 10th July 2011. Racing starts at 10.00 am. This will be the ninth occasion the York Rotary Dragon Boat Challenge has been held. This is the Club’s major fund raising effort each year and the total raised for charity by the eight challenges [...]

 
Freddie Robinson completes Coast to Coast bike ride in support of YAMND

Freddie Robinson completes Coast to Coast bike ride in support of YAMND

Freddie Robinson, 14, from Oulston had persuaded his elder brother Charlie to join him on a fund raising bike ride “beach to beach” from Morecambe to Scarborough totalling over 130 miles.

 
Clara and Tim run again …

Clara and Tim run again …

We said we’d never do it again….but here we are – how we forget the pain of running those 26.2 miles! After a year off, Tim and I have decided to once again run the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday 22nd May – we hope this year that the sun doesn’t shine too brightly and the water supply is not stolen the night before!

 
An evening of choral and instrumental music from Ampleforth Singers – Sat 14th May 2011, 7.30 pm, HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ELVINGTON

An evening of choral and instrumental music from Ampleforth Singers – Sat 14th May 2011, 7.30 pm, HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ELVINGTON

An evening of choral and instrumental music from Ampleforth Singers. Wine and nibbles in the interval. Admission free but a collection will include a donation to YAMND.

 
MNDA CHARITY BALL 15th OCT 2011  NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM

MNDA CHARITY BALL 15th OCT 2011 NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM

This event is being organised by our colleagues at MNDA ( Motor Neurone Disease Assn ) .This is a prestigious event which will be hosted by a well known personality.

 
UKNSCN stem cell roadshow – 29th March at Kings Manor, York

UKNSCN stem cell roadshow – 29th March at Kings Manor, York

‘Stem Cells and Stem Cell Tourism, an Evening Discussion’ taking place at the Kings Manor, York on the 29th March from 6.15-9pm, registration from 5.45pm.