We need your help to keep the website and discussion board runningIt’s been a financially challenging year for the charity, and we need your help to raise £5000 by the end of the year to cover the costs of the website and discussion board for 2012. We understand that money is tight for us all,… Continue reading Pennies for PCOS
Category: Awareness
Amazing Amazon….
Really busy week this week so just a quick blog after the Verity MC about how amazing Amazon is. If you click through to Amazon from the Verity website (on the PCOS books section) then Verity gets a percentage of the money paid donated from Amazon at no extra cost to you. This donation is… Continue reading Amazing Amazon….
Guest Blog: Sponsored Walk 8.8 miles
£1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 This is a guest blog post by one of our members, Laura Webster. Laura is spearheading a sponsored walk in her local area to raise money for Verity. Laura has raised £140 so far, with a few weeks to go! Huge thanks to Laura on behalf of the… Continue reading Guest Blog: Sponsored Walk 8.8 miles
Charity ball: Success all round!
L-R: Premila, Toni, Rachel, Karen, Alison, Kelly, TonyLast night, I went along to my very first charity ball with fellow Trustees Alison and Premila. It was was very exciting, most especially because Verity was very fortunate to be one of the two recipient charities!Firstly, I just have to say a huge congratulations and thanks to… Continue reading Charity ball: Success all round!
PCOS Awareness Week
A date for your diary!20 - 27 November 2010It's the very first PCOS Awareness Week, and with your support we hope to make this an annual event.So, what does PCOS Awareness Week mean, and what will be happening?It's about creating as much noise and awareness as possible about the condition and showing our support for… Continue reading PCOS Awareness Week
How do you feel about excess facial hair?
That may sound like a really silly question... I mean, after all, what woman likes to have to be constantly removing hair from her face (not to mention other parts of the body)?!As my role as Chair and PR manager of Verity I often get asked to participate in media interviews (radio, magazines and sometimes… Continue reading How do you feel about excess facial hair?
Interview with BBC Radio Somerset
I had a quick chat with Emma from BBC Radio Somerset on Thursday to discuss excess hair, you can listen to the interview below I always love getting an opportunity to talk about Verity and PCOS... bit by bit, we are getting the word out there!
Fundraising
Here at Verity we like lots of fundraising - with events to cover such as conferences that Verity as a charity subsidises by a substantial sum of money to cost of posters to cost of our PCOS newsletter In Touch. It is always good to hear from members wishing to raise money.Whether it be a… Continue reading Fundraising
PCOS on BBC Radio
BBC Radio Shropshire discussed PCOS on the breakfast show on Monday. It's always very exciting to me when PCOS gets airtime, and especially when Verity gets a mention :)Both myself and Professor Stephen Franks, reproductive endocrinologist at Imperial College in London and Chair of PCOS UK were interviewed by Eric Smith. Huge thanks to Shreenah… Continue reading PCOS on BBC Radio
Verity - The PCOS charity 