Kylan’s first rugby tournament, 2nd place and another medal to the collection! He only started playing last August and has enjoyed playing with his new teammates. Also his football team…
Welcome to SNAC, our community site that shares information on JIA, events that we hold and much more.
JIA (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis) affects about one in every thousand under 16s yet most people don’t even know that kids can get arthritis.
SNAC was set up by parents of kids with JIA to provide support and information for families affected by the condition. On our website you will find information and real life experience about
- The various types of JIA and related conditions.
- The therapies and medicines used to treat the condition
- What is being done to improve the treatments and outcomes
- How to cope, from first diagnosis onwards.
To anyone affected by JIA, we hope you find the content helpful and informative, we have worked with the Scottish Paediatric Rheumatology teams to ensure the content’s accuracy.
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Recent Achievements
We love to celebrate the things that our kids achieve so here’s a few of the recent posts. You can see some more in our Blogs
Liam’s football team played in a football festival at Giffnock Sports Club and despite going 2-0 down in the first game and 3-0 in the second game, they came back…
Well done to Lorna who swam 800 meters today at the pool, 32 lengths, so thought she deserved a certificate! She is going into P7 and they start…
Matthew is 12 and was diagnosed in September 2017. He has played his Footy (as a Goalkeeper) throughout. He plays for Dundee United youth academy U14’s. Week in week…
Amazing achevement Steph, well done! Despite going through a tough time, Steph managed to sing and dance her way through three performances of her school show!
Evie after her dance display. Doesn’t she looked well chuffed with herself? And rightly so! Lovely picture of happy girl!
Josh wears his well deserved medal for completeing the MacTuff Kids Obstacle Race. Well done Josh!
Jack started Tae Kwon Do a few months before he was diagnosed with JIA just over 2 years ago. Since then he has successfully moved up each belt towards his…
Our Heroic Fundraisers
SNAC is run by a group of parent volunteers all of whom have a child with JIA (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis) We love what we do and we get enormous satisfaction from seeing the difference that SNAC has made in peoples lives.
NONE of this would be possible without the army of people who give their time to raise funds on our behalf. We’ll ost about as many as we can here but if you have helped and don’t see a post here then please get in touch and tell us all about it – with photos if you can! This is the most recent few, please have a look at the Blogs to see what else has been happening!
A HUGE thank you to all who participated in the first Kiltwalk of 2019. Thank you also to those who cheered and supported along the way! Without our fabulous fundraisers…
*Please note new mailing details for the SNAC Stamp Appeal* Collectors can e-mail or phone xchange-master.co.uk to request prepaid envelopes (size C4, capacity 1kg of stamps) which will be accompanied…
Thanks to James and Anna for their generosity in raising £759.75 for SNAC. This will go a long way towards helping us support families. This sum of money can cover…
Taking the Kiltwalk in their stride while raising money and awareness! Amazing achevement!
This is the first of two fundraising events James is doing this year for SNAC. The Great Scottish Swim followed by the 10K Run. Fantastic achevement!
The Kiltwalk is today! We are so excited to be raising money for this amazing charity. £1500 so far! TWENTY SIX MILES!! Tired and emotional but what a fantastic…
“Thank you to Rania & Gordon Mair parents to Olivia (age 5 with systemic JIA) and Maja (age 2) and all involved for their fundraising events for SNAC in June…
Thank you to Olivia’s parents Rania and Gordon Mair for organising this fantastic Charity Golf Day at Oldmeldrum Golf Club on Friday 8th June 2018 to raise funds for SNAC!…
About JIA
Juvenile Arthritis
JIA presents itself in a number of different ways and the condition is split into 7 main groups. Learn more about them here.
Treatment
Treatment varies by condition and how it affects the individual. We explain the medications used in the treatment and how they might affect your child.
Research
The prognosis for JIA has been hugely improved over the last few decades and ongoing research has played a vital part of this. Find out how you can help and why it isn’t as scary as it seems.
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SNAC are delighted to be partnering Over the Wall in running a Family camp in Scotland 5th-7th June 2020. These flyers give more information and you can apply by visiting…
Our annual Parents Day will be held in Kilmarnock this year. It is open to all parents and carers of a chld with JIA. Its a great opportunity to meet…
With Thanks to our amazing fundraisers, SNAC are delighted to fund this event for 2019! At: Jump In Trampoline Arena, Aberdeen On: Sunday 6th October 2019 2-4pm To book please e-mail: jennicatto@snac.uk.com Places…
Thank you to all who came along today and for turning he Zoo purple! We have such photogenic children and lovely families! Days like this are only possible because of…
A HUGE thank you to all who participated in the first Kiltwalk of 2019. Thank you also to those who cheered and supported along the way! Without our fabulous fundraisers…