TYMES TRUST ALERT 11 October 2010 ====== MINIVISION (2010-2) A PHOTOGRAPHIC SPECIAL Plus: Things 4 U 2 Do - join our schools campaign ====== We have just released our new issue of MiniVision in full colour at www.tymestrust.org/tymesmagazine.htm Because it's been such a momentous year so far for the Trust's work we've made it a photographic special. Mark has worked hard to bring the feeling and spirit of these events to a computer near you! Here's what MiniVision covers: Presentation by Lord Petre of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the MBE for voluntary group - at Ingatestone Hall Our Learning Commitment Awards with the Nisai Virtual Academy - presented at the House of Lords Our new biomedical research showing evidence of persistent infection in children with ME A celebration of our 21st birthday with the Colchester ME Group - 21 years of people supporting one another was certainly worth recognising, and I gave a lecture on viruses to mark the occasion. YOU'LL ALSO FIND: Things 4 U 2 Do at www.tymestrust.org/tymesmagazine.htm Here's what you can do to get involved: Colour our Country Stuff - for a prize of course! Knock Knock! Find Dr Who's missing rhymes Help students with ME by sending our exams letter to your school - a new campaign you can all help with Become a Young Officer of the Trust - read about our latest Young Officers AND Give a Young Hearts Honour to someone who's helped you. Young Hearts Day is on 29 November and we are launching a new honour that you can get free of charge. The printed versions of MiniVision and Things 4 U 2 Do will be sent to those on our mailing list when they arrive back from the printers. If you get our monthly email Alerts but aren't on our mailing list, you can subscribe to receive printed copies of our publications by registering with the Trust here: www.tymestrust.org/registrationform.htm. I do hope to hear back from lots of you. We love to have your news - in this issue you can see a wedding photo of one of our really longstanding members! Don't forget that you can also get help and support by phoning our friendly Advice Line Team. Jane Colby FRSA Executive Director The Young ME Sufferers Trust PO Box 4347, Stock, Essex, CM4 9TE www.tymestrust.org Tel: 0845 003 9002 ====== READ PREVIOUS ALERTS AND REGISTER FOR FUTURE ONES AT www.tymestrust.org To unsubscribe, send an email via the website Contact Us form. ====== DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE OUR ALERTS? ====== You are welcome to redistribute or reprint this email without seeking our permission provided: 1) you do not abbreviate, add to, or change the text in any way; 2) the authorship information is retained; and 3) www.tymestrust.org is credited as the source. Jane Colby is Executive Director of The Young ME Sufferers Trust. She was a Headteacher for nine years, a member of the government Chief Medical Officer's Working Group on CFS/ME and co-authored ME/CFS In UK Schools, the largest epidemiological study of ME to date. She is a member of the National Association of Educational Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants (now ASPECT), a life member of the National Association of Head Teachers and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Copyright (c) 2010 The Young ME Sufferers Trust