Go Orange for AS

Go Orange for AS

It’s really easy to Go Orange for AS! From quiz nights to coffee mornings and bake sales, from sponsored silences to organising a step challenge or a dress down day at work or school, there’s no limit to what you can do!

Register today, and we’ll send you a Go Orange for AS pack full of fundraising ideas and resources to make your fundraising activity a success.

You can organise your Go Orange for AS activity at any time.

Go Orange for AS Registration Form

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    Please let us know if you would be keen to share your story to help raise awareness about axial SpA. By ticking yes or maybe, you aren't committing to do so, but you are agreeing for a member of our communications team to get in touch to discuss further.
    We'd love to keep in touch to tell you about our work, our fundraising activities and other ways you can get involved. You can change your mind any time. If you already hear from us, we will continue to contact you in the same way. If you don't already hear from us, please tick the box next to your communication preferences.

The impact of your support

NASS is the only charity in the UK dedicated to supporting people with axial SpA. NASS doesn’t receive any statutory funding. We rely on your kindness and generosity, and other people like you, to help us transform the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with axial SpA and help more people live well with the condition sooner.

  • £10 can enable our Helpline team to respond to a call or email and provide guidance and advice to anyone affected by axial SpA.
  • £25 could help provide a pack of NASS guidebooks for a local axial SpA clinic.
  • £50 could help our team provide 1:1 welfare and benefits support for someone living with axial SpA.
  • £100 could help by contributing towards the cost of one of our weekly My AS My Life sessions to help people living with axial SpA manage their symptoms between hospital appointments.
  • £250 could help us run an online session to help up to 20 people learn how to manage symptoms of axial SpA, such as extreme pain, severe exhaustion and poor sleep.

We urgently need your support

Your support for NASS and people with axial SpA is more critical than ever:

  • As the NHS recovers from the pandemic, 67% of people with axial SpA are being left to cope with debilitating pain, exhaustion and fatigue alone.
  • The current economic climate has meant that we have seen a reduction in fundraising income.
  • With a cost-of-living crisis, more people than ever need support to claim life-changing disability benefits they are entitled to.

Thank you for your support for NASS and people with axial SpA.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about Go Orange for AS, please don't hesitate to email fundraising@nass.co.uk or call 020 8741 1515 (press option 2)

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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.

  • 24

    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 24.

  • 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.

  • 59%

    Mental health

    59% of people with axial SpA (AS) report experiencing mental health problems compared to 25% of those with musculoskeletal conditions overall.