Support, awareness, and fundraising are our mission!
Support
Our support arm comes in the form of the #IBDSuperHeroes Facebook group. Whether you want to ask questions, rant about things other people don't understand, or simply want a chat, the #IBDSuperHeroes team and group members are here for you! 👫👭
We try to run at least a couple of events each year, where people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can meet in person. Plus, we have regular online events for group members such as weekly weekend catch-ups, and a film club📽!
We try to run at least a couple of events each year, where people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can meet in person. Plus, we have regular online events for group members such as weekly weekend catch-ups, and a film club📽!
The #IBDSuperHeroes team manages the day-to-day running of the group, ensuring that your time with us is enjoyable and that your support needs are met. Whether that be answering your questions, pointing you in the right direction of information, giving you gentle virtual hugs, or simply bumping your post to give other people the opportunity to help who may have missed it.
We also share the tasks needed for our awareness-raising efforts, such as daily social media engagement, video editing, and event planning! The team behind the scenes are;
Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford
Awareness
We want to raise awareness of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and stamp out the stigma related to them, but we need you to help us do this!
Tag our Facebook and Instagram pages in your awareness posts, or use hashtag #IBDSuperHeroes on X (formerly Twitter). We will find and share some of these. Please note: If your posts are not set to public, we cannot share them.
Read, share, or contribute to our IBD stories!
Fundraising
Money raised by IBDSuperHeroes is solely invested in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research to improve the lives of people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. 🧫
IBDSuperHeroes raises funds for Bowel Research UK. Funds raised by IBDSuperHeroes and Team IBDSuperHeroes are restricted for use in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) related projects only. This commitment ensures that all donations go towards initiatives to enhance the lives of people with IBD. Research includes studies aiming to improve treatment options, disease management, quality of life, and ultimately, to find a cure for IBD.
Together we can fight harder.
Together – we CAN be HEROES!
You can donate to #IBDSuperHeroes via JustGiving here 💸
If you are running an independent event/fundraiser for #IBDSuperHeroes and would like our support, let us know so we can promote it. Don't forget to join our JustGiving team page! If you have already run an event and collected money offline, when you upload it to our JustGiving page, please put your name and the fundraiser name on the donation and drop us a message on Facebook so we can give you a shout out on our social media accounts!
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Check out upcoming events and awareness projects past and present on our news page.
If you have a passion for raising funds and awareness for IBD then please join us! After all... not all superheroes wear capes.
Well said 😘
ReplyDeleteI Just found this site thanks to the comical colon. I have celiac and microscopic colitis. I am looking forward to reading more of this site.
ReplyDeletePleased you found us
Delete~ Sahara, #IBDSuperHeroes founder xoxox