Student programme
The fact is that students and young people are at an increased risk of getting meningitis and septicaemia - diseases that can kill and maim in hours.
We need you help to protect students, their families and friends against these devestating diseases.
How you can help
Our legendary collection raids give students the opportunity to do what they do best - dress up, plead poverty to passers by and then adjourn to the nearest pub - you buy the beer!
If you've got the time - we've got the collection permits - whether it's your local town or a road trip to the other end of the country we can arrange the collection for you as well as supplying you with everything you need from buckets to t-shirts and stickers.
You can also help us by raising awareness of meningitis and septicaemia at your school or college.
Megaraids and London Loot
Megaraids are massive collections when rags and volunteers from across the country all converge on an unsupecting city for a day or weekend. We have several megaraids a year in Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin and Edinburgh details about each event are posted here on the student programme pages as soon as they're available. You can also read about past events by clicking here .
London Loot is the mother of all megaraids, over 100 people collecting in London for two days just before the Easter weekend. We have permits for many of the capital's tube and mainline stations as well as shopping centres and the streets of the city itself. Each year the event continues to grow - the 2009 event raised an incredible total of over £48,000.
More than just collections
But it's not just about persuading local townsfolk to fill your bucket. We also offer:
- 10,000 ft parachute jumps
- adventures in the world's most exotic locations
- runs in some of the best events in the UK, Ireland and around the globe
And being really clever, we know you're just briming over with inovative, energetic and in some ways downright weird ways of raising loads of money. Whatever your idea get in touch with our Rags fundraiser - Laura Coakley by calling 01454 281814 or emailing laurac@meningitis.org