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People With Diabetes Conference

Type1Bri

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The GBdoc are putting on an event in August this year. It is the only conference which is arranged and run by people with diabetes for people with diabetes.
For this event to be free for all to attend we need to help raise the running costs. Last year it was in excess of £18k. It really is a great event and any donations would be very much appreciated
https://www.gofundme.com/pwdc17
 
It is in Hinkley Leicestershire
 
Type1Bri said:
It is in Hinkley Leicestershire
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What are the details, @Type1Bri ? That's fairly local to me.

Is PWD a registered charity Bri, and have Admin pre-approved this, as your link is to a fundraising activity?
 
AndBreathe said:
What are the details, @Type1Bri ? That's fairly local to me.

Is PWD a registered charity Bri, and have Admin pre-approved this, as your link is to a fundraising activity?
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Hiya
See below
''For the third year the #gbdoc community plan to have the "Great Tweet Meet" - our annual People With Diabetes Conference. Hiring a venue for two days for 200 people costs a lot.

This unique event run by, for and with people with diabetes is the only conference in the UK for the people who live with diabetes.

To make the event free for all we need to raise funds to cover the costs, venue hire, refreshments etc.''
The Gbdoc is the Great British Diabetic Online Community, im sure there are many people on this forum who will have heard of them.
PWD simply stands for ''People With Diabetes'' it isn't a charity or anything.
In essence it is just a huge group of diabetics trying to pool resources and arrange a giant meet up
 
AndBreathe said:
What are the details, @Type1Bri ? That's fairly local to me.

Is PWD a registered charity Bri, and have Admin pre-approved this, as your link is to a fundraising activity?
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Appologies, I never realised that fund raising links needed approval :0) Feel free to take post down if it is in breach of any rules
 
The events is on
Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th August
Jury's Inn Hinkley Island
 
Please do not take this down - it is vital info for those of us with useless surgeries and in desperate need of all the info we can get. Please leave this on the site. How do we book?
 
JenniB said:
Please do not take this down - it is vital info for those of us with useless surgeries and in desperate need of all the info we can get. Please leave this on the site. How do we book?
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Booking is not open yet, until the funding is all sorted. Once in place free tickets can be issued. If not enough is raised then the tickets will have a cost to fund the event
 
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