Donations to The Transverse Myelitis Association using Paypal

It has been a fundamental policy of the TMA from its inception that we would not charge a fee for access to support and information. Consequently, the TMA does not have a membership fee. Regardless of whether you have one of the rare neuroimmunologic diseases, or you are a caregiver or family member, or you are a physician, scientist or medical professional, membership in the TMA is free.

Unfortunately, our services come at a cost. For those of you who have been involved in the TMA, you know that we have no overhead or administrative costs and you also know that we do not use our resources to raise money. The officers pay for most of their own supplies, internet access, and long distance phone bills. The officers and support group leaders are all volunteers; the TMA has no employees. And we all work out of our homes. The money we raise goes exclusively to providing services to our members, and most of our resources are used for postage and printing and to offer educational opportunities to our members.

Our operations depend entirely on donations from our members. If you are able to make a contribution to the TMA, we need for you to do so. At the present time, donations to the TMA are almost exclusively made from our membership in the United States. Having an international membership is very important to the TMA, and it is also very expensive. We need for our international members to assist us with donations when it is possible for you to do so.

International contributions to the TMA can be made through Paypal. Paypal is a service that allows you to securely send and receive money via bank or credit card to anyone worldwide. Accounts are easy to setup and they are free. Please visit www.paypal.com for more details or to set up a free account. You can use your PayPal account to make donations in U.S. Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros, Pounds Sterling or Yen.

We are grateful for your willingness to support your TMA.