There is a membership subscription, and the association is run entirely on contributions and fund-raising efforts by the members, and on donations from outside sources.

SAUK now has approximately 3000 members on its database. There are three types of membership.

• Full membership is for adults with scoliosis and parents of children with scoliosis. Full members receive the newsletter and can be put in touch with other members who are either local to them, or who share common problems. New members can find it useful to talk to someone who has recently had the course of treatment they are about to embark upon themselves.
• Reserve membership is for those members who do not wish to be on the regional list and do not want to be contacted by other members.
• Associate membership is offered to all who are interested in scoliosis and are willing to help the promotion of SAUK and its work. Associate members include many doctors, nurses, health workers, physiotherapists, teachers, and organisations such as the Disabled Living Foundation, Contact-a-Family, Neurofibromatosis Association, ASBAH (spina bifida), the Marfan Association UK, the British Scoliosis Society, and our sister organisations in other countries.

We keep a register of members' names, addresses and telephone numbers. Each post code area has a regional secretary who organizes meetings (in conjunction with head office) and local fund raising events. The regional secretary is also a first point of contact for members.

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