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Read our volunteering news from November 2019

Shaun and his wife Sammi thought the worst was over when their daughter recovered from the meningitis – but things were about to get a lot worse.

Bradley contracted meningitis in October 2007 aged just nine-and-a-half months old, sadly passing away the day after he first fell ill

Explorisity Education is an early-years setting which has recently been awarded Meningitis Now's MARM (meningitis aware recognition mark).

Stroud-based Wolfys has pledged to donate a portion of their Black Friday sales to Meningitis Now

Meningitis Now's own Crissy Spice held a massive fundraising quiz with mum Karen, to help raise money towards their London Landmarks Half Marathon target

Rachel's brother Gregor lost his life to meningitis at just 13 years old. Now, in his memory, Rachel is running the 2020 Edinburgh half marathon to raise money

Induced Euphoria, co-founded by the Bath Spa Uni student who tragically lost his life to meningitis last week, have launched a bespoke clothing line in his memory

Mike has been living a very different life after losing his legs to meningitis 17 years ago, and now wife Shelley is taking on the London Landmarks Half Marathon in his honour

Thanks to the generosity of our long-term supporter, Meningitis Now have received over £1.1m of funding for our life-saving work

Thank you to our friends at The James Tudor Foundation, who have supported us since 2006 and recently awarded us a grant to strengthen our vital Helpline services

Vanessa's son Lloyd has been living with an acquired brain injury since he contracted meningitis in 2012, but support from Community Support Officer Dawn has turned their lives around

Meningitis Now are saddened to learn of the death of a student from MenB, and are working hard to support those affected

Three-year-old Leo is one of the latest to benefit from our Rebuilding Futures Fund with some specialist equipment

Meningtis Now welcome a landmark clinical trial aiming to improve the prevention of potentially life-threatening infection caused by group B Streptococcus in newborn babies in the UK

Congratulations to our friends from Bristol&Avon Group, who raised a fantastic £6,710 by running the Bristol Half Marathon at the end of September

Meningitis Now invite our supporters to donate to our annual Ribbon Appeal and remember loved ones with a white ribbon

Laura was in her first year at York Uni when she contracted meningococcal meningitis, despite having the MenACWY vaccination

Are you interested in helping us to raise awareness? Three of our Community Ambassadors share their experiences

Meningitis Now are encouraged by the news from PHE, reporting that the number of cases of the disease is 30 per cent lower compared to last year