Membership donations -- why bother?

Your donations will enable our group to undertake some or all of the following activities:

Providing material that will help you and your family understand your illness

Raising public awareness (including health care officials) of CFS/FMS

Maintaining a Hot Line/PenPal List & an E-Mail PenPal List for people who are in crisis or just need contact with someone else who has CFS/FMS.

Sending out a newsletter twice a year (printing and postage)

Participating in community health fairs

Making donations to national CFS/FMS organizations for research

Compiling new member packets

Maintaining memberships in CFS/FMS national organizations

Helping children and young people who have CFS/FMS

Providing helpful educational materials; compiling a lending library

Networking with other related organizations

Reaching other people who have CFS/FMS

Searching for grants to help support country-wide programs

We ask for a $1 donation (or more if you’d like) per person per meeting. A donation is just that — a donation. Don’t stay home if you aren’t able to make a donation. We want you at the meeting.

Black Hills CFS/FMS Support Group has received Articles of Incorporation for Non-Profit Status by the Secretary of State of South Dakota and is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. Donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.