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BDFA AGM News!

Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Batten Disease Family Association NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Batten Disease Family Association will be held on Saturday 25th April 2020 12pm in the Davies Room The…

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CEO Announcement

BDFA CEO APPOINTMENT The Board of Trustees of the BDFA is very pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Mortensen as the BDFA’s new Chief Executive. As many of you know, Amanda has served as a trustee and then as…

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Could You Be A Trustee?

The Batten Disease Family Association (BDFA) is a small, national, rare disease charity that supports families and children affected by Batten disease. Our aim is for those affected by Batten disease to maximise their quality of life and secure the…

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NEWS!! Absolutely Delighted To Announce That Brineura Is Approved!!

Life-changing treatment on the NHS for children with rare, deadly disease We are beyond delighted to announce that Brineura has been approved. Further details to come. Families have been absolutely incredible in their strength and resilience in getting this over…

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Update From BDFA

BDFA Announces Departure of CEO Sam Barber We are very sorry to announce that our CEO Sam Barber will leave the BDFA at the end of June as her first year's contract ends. During her time with us, Sam has…

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With your support we can help support families living with the devastating diagnosis of Batten disease

Thank you for making a donation to the work of the BDFA.

Please note that from midday on Tuesday 3rd December – midday Tuesday 10th December  the donation link will take you to our Big Give Christmas Challenge page, donations made via this campaign page will be doubled!

The Big Give Christmas Challenge page will appear in a new window for you to make your donation. Don’t forget to tick the Gift Aid box if you are a UK tax payer.

(If you have any issues with making your donation, please contact sarahchandler@bdfa-.uk.org.uk)

The BDFA receives NO funding from Government and are only able to carry out our work because of the strong commitment of our volunteers and fundraisers.

Thank you so much for your support

How your donation can help

£5 a month
provides a support and information
folder for a newly diagnosed family

£20 a month

helps to run our family support services

£50 a month
enables us to run training workshops
for professionals to educate them on
Batten disease