Join a community fundraising event and fundraise for NASS. Whether you join Walk Your AS Off, Stretch-tember or Winter Walk Challenge, every penny you raise really does make a difference to the lives of people with axial SpA with the help of NASS.
Stretch-tember 2024 has now come to a close. Thank you so much to over 300 members of the community for taking part, and to 17 wonderful fundraisers for raising an incredible £2,850! Thank you to Jamie & Geoff from Yoga for AS for partnering with NASS for another year and helping people living with axial SpA. We can't wait to see you all back again next year!
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Thank you to everyone who made this year’s Walk Your AS Off so special. Thanks to your support, you raised over £4,000 for NASS and took thousands of steps to raise awareness of axial SpA. Stay tuned for this year’s final step count, your team’s rank and updates on Walk Your AS Off 2025!
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Thank you to all those who supported and took part in this year's Gaming for AS. Dates for the next Gaming for AS are to be confirmed.
Check out our 2024 gamersIf you have any questions about upcoming NASS community fundraising events, please don't hesitate to email fundraising@nass.co.uk or call 020 8741 1515 (press option 2)
From quiz nights to coffee mornings and bake sales, organising a step challenge or a dress down day at work or school, or celebrating your birthday by asking your friends and family for donations to your Facebook Birthday page, there’s no limit to what you can do to organise your own fundraising for NASS!
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Give as you shop online to raise vital funds for NASS! Whether you buy cards online for loved ones, do your weekly shop, purchase your favourite items on ebay, or shop online with easufundraising, every penny you donate really does make a difference to the lives of people with axial SpA with the help of NASS.
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Enter our latest NASS raffle or create your own online raffle or auction to raise vital funds for NASS.
Find out moreRead the stories of others affected by axial SpA who have chosen to fundraise to support people with axial SpA.
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Find out why your support really does matter, the impact your support can have, and why your support has never been more urgent.
Find out more1 in 200 of the adult population in the UK have axial SpA (AS). That's twice as many as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Axial SpA (AS) is a condition that affects young people. Symptoms start late teens to early twenties, with the average age of onset being 26.
The current average delay to diagnosis from when symptoms start is 8.5 years, by which irreversible damage to the spine may have occurred.
59% of people with axial SpA (AS) report experiencing mental health problems compared to 25% of those with musculoskeletal conditions overall.