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Just email <strong>info@hemihelp.org.uk</strong> and ask for your complimentary copy.</p> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> </div> <h1 class="title">Join HemiHelp and reap the benefits...</h1> <div class="node ntype-page" id="node-8"> <div class="content"> <p> </p> <p>Anyone in the UK can join HemiHelp, whether you are personally affected or someone in your family has hemiplegia, or if you are a professional working with children and young people with the condition.聽</p> <p>Are you a parent of a child with hemiplegia, an adult who has hemiplegia or maybe you are an aunt, uncle or grandparent to a child with hemiplegia? </p> <p>Then visit our related pages to find out more.聽 </p> <p><a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/membership/family_membership">Family Membership</a><br/><a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/membership/adult_membership">Adult Membership</a><br/><a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/membership/extended_family_membership">Extended聽Family Membership</a> (Aunt, Uncle, Grandparent) </p> <p>Follow the <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/membership/professional_membership">Professional Members</a>聽link if you are a professional who works with children and young people with hemiplegia.</p> <p>If you are browsing from outside of the U.K and you are interested in signing up as an聽<a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/membership/international_membership">International聽Member</a> please聽follow the link for an international membership form.聽</p> <p>On this page:</p> <ul> <li><a href="#benefits">What will I get if I join HemiHelp?</a></li> <li><a href="#howjoin">How do I join?</a></li> <li><a href="#cost">How much does it cost?</a></li> <li><a href="#votingmem">Voting Membership</a></li> <li><a href="#questions">Any further questions?</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="#">Back to Top</a></p> <p><a title="benefits" name="benefits"></a></p> <h2>What will I get if I join HemiHelp?</h2> <p>If you sign up as a member to HemiHelp you can benefit in many ways...</p> <ul> <li>You will receive a聽<b>membership pack</b> containing the latest issue of our members' magazine, a useful names and addresses leaflet, a leaflet about聽hemiplegia and HemiHelp,聽details of all our services and much more </li> <li>You will receive our <b>members-only magazine</b> four times a year. <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/about_us/what_we_do/newsletter">Find out more about our magazine</a></li> <li>You will receive news of our <b>HemiHelp events</b>, such as creative workshops, our hugely popular "try it" activity <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families/events_families/fun_days">fun days</a>, <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families/events_families/parents_conferences">conferences for parents</a> and <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/professionals/conferences">conferences for professionals</a>.聽HemiHelp events are a great opportunity for you to get together with other people affected by hemiplegia and learn more about the condition.</li> <li>Signing up as a member to HemiHelp entitles you to a discount delegate place at one of our Professional HemiHelp Conferences. Please note this is for Professional Members only.聽 </li> <li>You will be able to meet others and share experiences through our <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families/useful_contacts/local_groups">local group scheme</a>, which puts you in touch with other families in your surrounding area.</li> <li>You will be able to sign up to the <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families/useful_contacts/pen_pals/">pen pal scheme</a> which puts you or your聽child in touch with other members. Two pen pal schemes are available; one for children (5 - 18) and one for over 18s with hemiplegia.</li> <li>You can take part in our hire scheme for聽one handed recorders </li> <li>You can request聽a聽<a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/families/supporting_child/family_back_up">home visit</a>.</li> </ul> <div class="top"><a href="#">Back to Top</a></div> <p><a title="howjoin" name="howjoin"></a></p> <h2>How do I join?</h2> <p>It's now easier than ever to join HemiHelp - online, by post or download a form. Follow the links at the top of the page.</p> <p><a href="#">Back to Top</a></p> <p><a title="cost" name="cost"></a></p> <h2>How much does it cost?</h2> <p>Your annual聽membership fee will help us continue providing you with聽the benefits and support you are entitled to as a member.</p> <p>Membership聽is:</p> <ul> <li>拢22 per year聽for all family and extended family members.</li> <li>拢10 per year聽for adults with hemiplegia.聽The lower聽fee聽reflects the聽fact that our services for adults are currently under development.聽聽</li> <li>And 拢35 for international members, to cover our extra postage聽and admin costs.聽</li> <li>It is free for professionals working with children or people with hemiplegia to join.</li> </ul> <p><a href="#">Back to Top</a></p> <p><a title="votingmem" name="votingmem"></a></p> <h2>Voting Membership</h2> <p>In addition to joining HemiHelp as an聽ordinary member, you can join as a Voting Member. Voting Members are formally members of the registered company, HemiHelp Ltd, and so receive notice of and vote at聽the Annual General Meeting.聽聽</p> <p>The subscription fee for voting membership is 拢10.00 per year. This fee is <b><u>separate</u></b> and <b><u>in addition</u></b> to your聽ordinary membership fee and helps to cover the administrative costs of maintaining voting members. The subscription fee for voting membership is not intended to exclude anyone from being involved in the charity, and therefore consideration will be given to anyone who is unable to pay this sum. </p> <p>If you would like to become a voting member, please complete the <a href="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/files/Votingmemberdownload_jul09.pdf">voting membership application聽form</a>. </p> <p><a href="#">Back to Top</a></p> <p><a title="votingmem" name="votingmem"></a></p> <h2>Any further questions?</h2> <p>Call the HemiHelp office on 0845 120 3713, or email <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130331073809/mailto:amy@hemihelp.org.uk">amy@hemihelp.org.uk</a> if you have any queries about membership, and we will be pleased to help.</p> <div class="top"><a href="#">Back to Top</a></div> </div> </div> </div></div>  <div id="sidebar-right" class="column sidebar"> <div id="block-search-0" class="block block-search"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> <h2 class="title">Search</h2> </div> <div class="content"> <form action="/web/20130331073809/http://www.hemihelp.org.uk/search/node" method="post" id="search-block-form"> <div><p><input type="text" maxlength="128" name="search_block_form_keys" id="edit-search_block_form_keys" size="11" value="" title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." class="form-text"/> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Go"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" id="edit-search-block-form" value="search_block_form"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_token" id="a-unique-id" value="d462b82f29ac79dc56d237442262cf42"/></p> </div></form> </div> <div class="blockfoot"></div> </div> </div> <div id="block-block-187" class="block block-block"> <div class="blockinner"> <div class="blocktitle"> <h2 class="title">Stay in touch</h2> </div> <div class="content"> <div style="padding-bottom: 8px"> <p style="text-align: left; 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