Welcome to Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust, please help us in our fight to help
over 60,000 people suffering with the constant pain of Arthritis in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust (GAT) was established in 1983 by the County's Orthopaedic surgeons to help
those whose lives are blighted by the great pain and lack of mobility that is
caused by Arthritis. With over 200 different kinds of Arthritis and a national figure of at least 9 million sufferers our work is never ending.
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It would take 21,600 cups of tea and slices of cake to raise the £54,000 we spent to provide the surgeons
at Gloucester Royal Hospital with the very latest in Spinal Surgery equipment.
Before GAT's donation, only 3-4 spinal operations took place each month, but following GAT's help over 200
operations can now be performed every year.
Luckily, our supporters donated extra money through recycled cards, donations in lieu of presents for major
anniversaries and other acts of kindness.
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Leaving a Legacy or Donating online:
Please Click here if you would like to either leave a legacy to the Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust or Donate online now via the theBigGive.org.uk website.
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Although the latest research shows that as many as 9 million people suffer from Arthritis,
the true figure is hidden behind all those extra people who self-medicate on the basis that they have tried everything else -
it could easily be nearer to 13 million.
Many will suffer in later life - around 50% of people over 65 have it - but at least 12,000
children suffer from it too. These children, some as young as three, will never know a life
free from pain.
Arthritis is so well known that it can almost appear invisible to the media as they cover more
headline grabbing medical stories.
The Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust has raised and granted over £2m worth of much-needed
medical equipment.
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The shopping list of equipment comprises:
- Expensive surgical tools not available under the NHS
- Physiotherapy equipment and nursing aids
- Occupational and rehabilitation therapies, including hydrotherapy
- Child-size exercise equipment
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The majority of our regular funding comes from people who have themselves benefitted from their surgeon using GAT funded equipment and who now simply want others to have the same experience. We call them our
"Joint Supporters" and they pay £12 a year to support our work. If you would like to help, contact us at the address below or send us an email.
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GAT was among the first charities to adopt the new "Good Fundraising Code", launched in February 2009.
You will see the bright yellow graphic icon (pictured right) appearing on our website and literature as it is produced.
This code has four principles:
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- To treat donors and supporters of all kinds with honesty and respect.
- To be transparent when asked about cost ratios, costs of fundraising and related issues.
- To abide by all legal regulations governing fundraising and aim for best practice.
- To have a complaints procedure for supporters to access when they do have a complaint about any fundraising.
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Please contact us for more information:
Gloucestershire Arthritis Trust,
2 College Lawn,
Cheltenham, GL53 7AG
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Email: info@glosarthritistrust.org
Telephone: 01242 221005 or 08454 223187
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