The Meningitis Trust - Meningitis and Septicaemia support

When someone we love dies it can be helpful to do something positive to honour their memory. A Meningitis Trust Tribute Fund is a lasting way to remember someone special.

Increasingly more and more people have decided to remember someone special with a gift to the Meningitis Trust in their name. We recognise the deeply personal and meaningful nature of these gifts, so we have set up a programme to enable people to establish a permanent Tribute Fund in their loved one’s name. Family and friends can remember someone special and help fund our vital work in their name.

How does it work?

When you send in money in memory of your loved one you can choose to set up a special Fund in honour of them.  All donations from you or your family and friends from then on will be added to your special Fund to make it grow and can provide a positive focus for the family in memory of that person. You can also choose to have your Fund online where you can use it to set up a dedicated memorial page to your loved one and where family and friends can leave messages of support. 

Once you have set up a Fund, your loved one’s name will be added to our special Book of Remembrance.  At Christmas time they will also be included on our Tree of Remembrance.  When the Fund has raised £500 we will send the Fund holder an exclusive Meningitis Trust Tribute rose dedicated to your loved one, and when your fund has raised £5,000 we will add a special oak peg engraved with your loved one’s name to our memorial garden at our head office in Stroud as a lasting memorial to them.

How will it help the Trust?

The money raised through this special Tribute will be used by the Meningitis Trust to continue to provide support and care for life for those affected by meningitis; raise awareness through education and training; and fund research into after-effects and after-care of this devastating disease.

How do I set up a Tribute Fund?

To set up a Tribute Fund, simply click on the link below and follow the ‘Start a Tribute Fund’ steps on our special Tribute Funds website:

http://meningitis-trust.tributefunds.com/

Should you have any questions, please call 01453 769082 and a member of our Tribute Funds team will be happy to help you set up your Tribute Fund or answer any questions you may have.

Important: Please ensure you have permission from the next of kin before setting up a Tribute Fund or Tribute Fund webpage.

Once you have set up your Tribute Fund we will send you a welcome pack; giving you all the information you need to help you with your Fund.  We will also keep in touch with you on a regular basis with updates and news about your Fund and how it is supporting the work of the Trust. For Tribute Funds online we will update your online total regularly, so that the total includes all doantions made 'offline' too.

Further information

If you would like to discuss Tribute Funds further or have any questions or comments please contact Jane Cima on 01453 769082 or janec@meningitis-trust.org.

Please note: Tribute Funds are currently available in the UK only.

You can now make a regular gift

directly to the Tribute Fund you support.

Click here to download the form

Meningitis Trust tribute rose

Oak peg

Remembrance book

Memorial garden

Nick Sibley set up the Daniel Sibley Tribute Fund in memory of his son Daniel who sadly died of meningitis aged 18, just days after coming home from Lincoln University.

Nick says:

"The fund has been fantastic. It gives us something to focus on and gives us a purpose. On our down days, you feel like you are doing something."

The Sibley family have held a variety of events to raise funds for the Tribute Fund and raise awareness of meningitis, including a memorial rugby match at Peterborough Rugby Club. Daniel was a talented teenage player for the club and dreamed of becoming a rugby coach.