<p class="iphone-update">Thank you all for your generous donations so far, we really appreciate you taking the time to donate and all of your positive comments. A recent thanks to Friends School Lisburn for their generous donation, it helped us over our target of &pound;5,500.</p> <p class="iphone-update"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Paul McVeigh, Conor Moss &nbsp;and now Terry Lawlor have foolishly decided to cycle the 450 (or so) miles from their family homes in Belfast to London (we know there is water in between therefore will be getting a boat in Dublin) from &nbsp;26th May until 30th May to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer.</span></p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Just under 40,000 men and women are diagnosed with bowel cancer in the UK every year, making it the third most common cancer; that's somone every 15 minutes.</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">We are raising money for Bowel Cancer UK, for more information on the disease visit: <a href="http://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk" target="_blank">http://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk</a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; font-size: 14px; color: #666666;"><strong>.</strong></span></p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Conor's aunt, Joanne McAreavey (born in West Belfast and moved to London), passed away on January 26 2010 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer at the age of 47.</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Joanne is survived by her husband Andrew and sons Timothy (16) and Euan (13). Joanne will be remembered for her warmth, zest for life, devotion to her family and her sarcastic wit. She is dearly missed by all of her loving friends and family.</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">As a result of seeing our campaign Terry, a childhood friend, contacted us and will be joining us as a result of a family member recently being diagnosed with Bowel Cancer.&nbsp;</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Please give generously to raise awareness of Bowel Cancer and follow us on Facebook and Twitter before, during and after the event.&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Irish Leg of the Cycle Ride (thanks to John McCabe)</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/19065520" target="_blank">http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/19065520&nbsp;</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>UK Leg of Cycle Ride</strong></span></p> <p><a href="http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/27868742" target="_blank">http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/27868742&nbsp;</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="iphone-update"><strong>Updated on Apr 24th 2011 at 7:11 PM from the JustGiving AP</strong>I</p> <p>Anna and Phil- thanks so much for your very generous donation and being our first !</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>