Stretch-tember
Want to move more for your AS whilst raising vital funds for NASS? Join Stretch-tember this September!
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Join a NASS community fundraiser
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.
Walk Your AS Off
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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Gaming for AS
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.
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If 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)
Other ways to fundraise for NASS
Do your own fundraising
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 Your Shop
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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Raffles and Auctions
Enter our latest NASS raffle or create your own online raffle or auction to raise vital funds for NASS.
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Read the stories of others affected by axial SpA who have chosen to fundraise to support people with axial SpA.
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Why your support matters
Find out why your support really does matter, the impact your support can have, and why your support has never been more urgent.
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220k
Adults in the UK
1 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.
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26
Average age
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.
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8.5
Years to diagnosis
The current average delay to diagnosis from when symptoms start is 8.5 years, by which irreversible damage to the spine may have occurred.
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59%
Mental health
59% of people with axial SpA (AS) report experiencing mental health problems compared to 25% of those with musculoskeletal conditions overall.