What did we do?
On March 14th, 2010, sisters Tanveer, Rihana, Aabida and Nargis successfully ran the world's first Kilomathon (26.2km/16.3m), which began in Nottingham and ended in Derby. Tanveer, like her sister Rihana, is a very recent recent breast cancer survivor and is in the midst of treatment (she received 3 of her 15 sessions of radiotherapy prior to the race). Despite her treatments, Tanveer finished as strong as her sisters and with a smile just as big.
Why did we do it?
We are all women in our 30s and 40s who have recently taken up running. In fact, other than Rihana, the other three sisters had never run a mile before they began training for this event. We've all faced many obstacles and challenges in our lives, breast cancer being the most recent for two of us and training for the race became a source of strength and bonding for us all. We want to inspire women of all ages, especially those in the South Asian community, to exercise and take care of their health – and to emphasize that it's never too late to begin.
Also...
Our own challenges continue to remind us of the challenges people without resources face in the developing world when illness strikes. For this reason, our family started the Raja Azam AFL Fund in memory of our father to support the work of The Noor Foundation UK, which
has set up 18 kidney dialysis centres throughout remote regions of
Pakistan and Azad Kashmir in the last decade. These centres provide
FREE life-saving dialysis treatment to the poor. With adequate dialysis treatment, patients can live full, productive lives for years, even decades.
Specifically, the Raja Azam AFL Fund adopts patients at the Mirpur (AK) Dialysis Centre and
guarantees them FREE treatment for life. Since we started the Fund 20 months ago, we have raised over £22,000 which equates to a year's FREE treatment for 22 patients. We are proud to say 100% of all money we have raised goes towards life-saving dialysis treatment. Not a penny is spent on administration – all costs are
absorbed by volunteers of the Raja Azam AFL Fund and The Noor Foundation UK. For more info, please visit: www.azamfund.org
What your donation will provide:
• £12 = one free life-saving treatment
• £100 = a month of free life-saving treatment
• £1,200 = a year of free life-saving treatment
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We went the distance, please help us go beyond our fund-raising target and help save lives!
Raised:
150%
Raised so far: £2,261.00
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great work... we are proud of you all perveen,family & friends Donation by perveen on 15/05/10 |
£170.00 + £47.95 Gift Aid |
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fantastic achievement....you ran 16.2 miles!!! we are so proud of your commitment to a very good cause, keep up with the good work :) Donation by Ruksana ( friends & family) & Humaira on 11/05/10 |
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congratulation from mums/dads at Mapperley Plains Primary School Donation by MPPS on 28/04/10 |
£50.00 |
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Donation by azhir bashir on 28/04/10 |
£300.00 + £84.62 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations on completing this worthwhile challenge and for raising money for a very good cause. Kind regards, Kaleem Donation by Kaleem Mohammed on 29/03/10 |
£475.00 + £133.97 Gift Aid |
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Well done Azam Sisters Jav Windows Donation by Islam Azam on 24/03/10 |
£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid |
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Your achievements are very well recognised and respected and deeply appreciated by the people deserving of this charity event. I applaud you in your efforts and success in completing the kilomathon, amazing, well done! Kindest Regards Islam Donation by Islam Azam on 24/03/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations!! You must be so proud!!! Donation by Jennifer Lee on 23/03/10 |
£17.00 |
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Hugs! You are amazing ladies. Donation by Lisa Diller on 18/03/10 |
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Donation by Nazat Nasar on 17/03/10 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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Congratulations on your run! I'm so proud of all of you, on so many levels!! Donation by Ashley Haley on 15/03/10 |
£20.00 |
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Well done Khala's you did it :D really proud of you all xxx Donation by Zarah Suleman on 15/03/10 |
£20.00 |
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Rihanna, you are my idol! I can't wait to hear all about your run. See you with your running shoes this week. Donation by Elaine Yu on 14/03/10 |
£13.00 |
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You are all so inspiring. Congratulations on a great run! Donation by Nathaniel Miller on 14/03/10 |
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Way to go! Enjoy Rihanna et. al. Donation by Alison Carrabba on 13/03/10 |
£10.00 |
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Good Luck Khalas :) Do it for the Azams! Donation by Qadeer Mateen on 13/03/10 |
£20.00 |
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Good Luck Rihana, You can do it!! Donation by brian leister on 09/03/10 |
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Hi Rihana and sisters. Good luck and have fun! Jenny Donation by Jenny Barnett on 09/03/10 |
£12.00 |
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Good luck nargis and the girls. Hope to be there to cheer you at the finish line! Love Gayle, Rex, Ash & Megan. xxx Donation by Gayle Allsop on 08/03/10 |
£10.00 |
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Wow. You all must be so proud of both of what you have done and what you are working for. Much love Donation by Wayne and Mark on 07/03/10 |
£100.00 |
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Good Luck! Donation by Zahra Hussain on 04/03/10 |
£10.00 |
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Really proud of you all, best of luck for the day - I will be thinking of you x x x Donation by Ghazala Ahmed on 03/03/10 |
£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid |
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I am inspired by how you are changing personal challenge into compassion and caring. xxx Donation by Glenis on 03/03/10 |
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You are setting the pace for caring. Have a great run! Sam Smith Donation by Samuel Smith on 03/03/10 |
£50.00 |
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Donation by Andria Birch on 03/03/10 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
| * Total raised online: | £2,261.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £0.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £2,261.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £451.56 |
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