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Thank you for visiting our fundraising page and helping to support Leukaemia Research Fund through donating to TARZAN'S BANANATHON.

What we thought would be a 26.2 mile run through the streets of Manchester ended up being over 30 miles thanks to the distance travelled around the 26 venues where we undertook 24 ten-minute tasks.  Have a look at our interactive map, which shows the full course with clickable icons to take you to all the venues so you know what we did, where and when.

Go to our blog to keep bang up to date with all the post Bananathon news and keep checking back here to see how the total increases as the week goes on.

Here are the venues we stopped at, thanks to them al.

  • (1) Manchester Royal Infirmary - start - 9:30am Press call 9am to 9.30am
  • (2) Stockport Market - 10:20am to 10:40am Cheerleaders (judging market stalls)
  • (3) Wickes Stockport - 10.45am to 11.05am Trolley dash
  • (4) Dan's House in Reddish - 11.15am to 11.35am Serving a barbecue at Dan's house.  Dan had leukaemia last year
  • (5) The Fir Tree Reddish - 11.35am to 11.55am Pulling pints behind the bar
  • (6) Morrisons Bredbury - 12.15pm to 12.35pm  Packing customers shopping
  • (7) Sweatshop - 1:00pm to 1:20pm Drawing a raffle
  • (8) Co-op Travel Denton - 1.35pm to 1.55pm Giving out leaflets, shouting at people through a megaphone
  • (9) Gala Bingo Belle Vue - 2.30pm  Calling a bingo game
  • (10) B&M - 2.45pm to 3.05pm Giving out mugs
  • (11) Morgan Computers - 3:20pm to 3:40pm Giving out leaflets
  • (12) Sunshine Studios - 3.55pm to 4.15pm Learning a dance routine!
  • (13) American Graffitti - 4.10pm to 4.30pm Leafletting for a shop with wigs and vintage clothes
  • (14) Debenhams - 4.10pm to 4.30pm T.B.C.
  • (15) Chisholm Hunter Jewellers - 4:25pm to 4:45pm leafletting
  • (16) Piccadilly Gardens Lucozade Stop - 4.40pm to 5.00pm Fitness Class in Piccadilly Gardens
  • (17) Dawsons Music - 5:00pm to 5:20pm White Van Man playing in the window for 10 minutes
  • (18) Manto - 5:15pm to 5:35pm Collecting glasses on canal street 
  • (19) Midland Hotel - 5:35pm to 5:55pm Serving Afternoon Tea
  • (20) Manch235ter Casino - 5.50pm to 6.10pm Roulette based activity
  • (21) Dimitris - 6.05pm to 6.25pm Serving drinks, collecting glasses
  • (22) Ape and Apple - 6.20pm to 6.40pm  Auctioning three items
  • (23) Waterstones - 6:35pm -to 6:55pm Children's book reading
  • (24) Moon Under Water - 6.55pm to 7.15pm  Photo Opportunities in a themed booth
  • (25) Virgin Active in The Printworks - 7:20pm to 7:30pm Running the last mile on three treadmills
  • (26) Tiger Tiger Party - 7:30pm onwards White Van Man playing, Celebrity DJ's Dominic Brunt and Charlie Hardwick.  Red Carpet with TV stars 9.15pm
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  • Thanks so much to those who have already donated through this site, if you are still itching to give you can text 'TARZAN' to 82540.  The message willl cost you £3 and over two thirds of that goes to LRF. 

    Tarzan, Jane and the Banana.

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  • My charity

    Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

    Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research

    Charity Registration No. 216032

    Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research is the only UK charity solely dedicated to research into blood cancers, including leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Your contribution really will make a difference to the lives of the 30,000 people diagnosed every year with a blood cancer. beatingbloodcancers.org.uk

    Donations 51

    stop running will ya!!!

    Donation by lee off hollyoaks on 02/10/08

    £122.56

    + £34.57 Gift Aid

    It was a great day

    Donation by Una on 25/09/08

    £15.00

    Good luck boys.... xx

    Donation by Alexis on 20/09/08

    £20.00

    + £5.64 Gift Aid

    I say, well done chaps

    Donation by Prince Charles on 17/09/08

    £175.00

    + £49.36 Gift Aid

    Well done- wish I'd been there!!

    Donation by morticia on 16/09/08

    £32.00

    + £9.03 Gift Aid

    What an excellent day!!

    Donation by Funk on 16/09/08

    £4.00

    well done all on a cracking effort

    Donation by clairster on 15/09/08

    £15.00

    + £4.23 Gift Aid

    Great day and super evening. roll on next year.

    Donation by Kwaka Supertec on 14/09/08

    £25.00

    + £7.05 Gift Aid

    Hope u have some energy left for tonight

    Donation by AlfaMale on 13/09/08

    £60.00

    see you later

    Donation by jonah8 on 13/09/08

    £10.00

    Good Luck For Tomorrow!

    Donation by Daz The Slug on 12/09/08

    £15.00

    + £4.23 Gift Aid

    Go for it guy, fruit and gal

    Donation by Dali Lama on 12/09/08

    £26.20

    + £7.39 Gift Aid

    All the best for tomorrow!!

    Donation by Lee Wilkinson on 12/09/08

    £20.00

    + £5.64 Gift Aid

    see you Saturday

    Donation by Mr / Mrs TB on 12/09/08

    £20.00

    Well done lads!!

    Donation by Funk on 12/09/08

    £20.00

    + £5.64 Gift Aid

    The kids LOVE the costumes - hope it goes really well!

    Donation by Elaine,Ben, Joe and Alice on 11/09/08

    £10.00

    + £2.82 Gift Aid

    All the best - see you Saturday !

    Donation by Kevan Garner on 11/09/08

    £10.00

    + £2.82 Gift Aid

    Good Luck everyone.

    Donation by Estelle McGuire on 11/09/08

    £10.00

    + £2.82 Gift Aid

    Go for it guys... and Sean !

    Donation by Mike Blackburn on 11/09/08

    £5.00

    + £1.41 Gift Aid

    See you all Saturday - good luck !

    Donation by Miek Shaw on 11/09/08

    £5.00

    + £1.41 Gift Aid

    Good luck - see you Saturday !

    Donation by Simon Heyes on 11/09/08

    £10.00

    + £2.82 Gift Aid

    Good luck !

    Donation by Mike Durkin on 11/09/08

    £20.00

    + £5.64 Gift Aid

    Good luck and have fun! xxx

    Donation by Karen McCrackle on 10/09/08

    £10.00

    + £2.82 Gift Aid

    Have a great day lads!, Enjoy!

    Donation by Naomi Makeman on 09/09/08

    £20.00

    + £5.64 Gift Aid

    Good luck boys.... xx

    Donation by Lois Brooks on 09/09/08

    £10.00

    + £2.82 Gift Aid

    Donation summary

    • * Online donations£1,336.96
    • Offline donations£10,580.59
    • Text donations£0.00
    • Total raised£11,917.55
    • Gift Aid£332.24

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