Brown Girls is fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund

London to Paris Cycle 13-17th June 2007

In memory of:
Mum

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Raising money for

Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund

Charity Registration No. 1103253

Pancreatic cancer is little known and little researched, despite having the highest death rate of all cancers. The Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is the first national charity dedicated solely to overcoming pancreatic cancer through funding independent research and through lobbying existing research funders.

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26/10/2007

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Raised: 86%

Target: £20,000.00
Raised so far: £17,267.25

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My story

Thank you for visiting our fundraising page.

We have decided to undertake the London to Paris Cycle on 13-17^th June 2007 in memory of our Mum, Linda, who died of pancreatic cancer early 2006. We could not think of a better way to pay tribute to Mum than to support this great cause.

This will certainly be a challenge for all of us but does not come close to the worthiness of the Pancreatic Cancer Research charity (http://www.pcrf.org.uk/). Not only does it raise awareness of the disease but also supports the much needed research into its detection and treatment. The need for research into this cancer is most certainly reflected in the fact that forty years ago, 3% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survived five years or more. And astonishingly today this figure remains unchanged. Of course this is undoubtedly due to it being one of the most aggressive types of common cancers, but the lack of research funds specifically for this particular form of cancer contributes to this statistic. Indeed a recent report from a top international cancer meeting (ASCO 2006) revealed that ‘pancreatic cancer studies make up approximately a quarter of the number of studies being presented on breast and prostate cancers combined’. However in the past few years, there has been a positive trend in the growing interest in pancreatic cancer from researchers, which will undoubtedly continue to grow as a direct result of increased funds from charities such as The Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (established 2004).

The London to Paris cycle will consist of a 4 day cycle of between 70-80 miles per day! We will need all of the training and gel saddles we can find but you can help by digging deep and sponsoring us! We will also be organizing some fundraising events throughout the coming months and will post information about these on this site – so keep checking for details.

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor us as the charity, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you and that 's a good thing.

Please donate generously,

Thanks,

Linda, Karen, Vanessa & Clodagh.

Also joining our team is Louise des Longrais, who too is supporting Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund - http://www.justgiving.com/louisedeslongrais

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To find out information about fundraising events and an update on our training please visit

http://Browncycle.googlepages.com/

	Donation by Donations received 02/10/07	£300.00
	Donation by Donations received 30/08/07	£67.00
	Donation by Donations received 25/07/07	£382.00
	Hope your trip went without incident. Good luck with fundraising. Donation by Pat White 16/07/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done to all! Donation by Sheila Finegan 03/07/07	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	keep stretching! Donation by Stephen Masseur 28/06/07	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Congrats Girls - well done !! Donation by Ali Murphy 28/06/07	£100.00
	Donation by collection at the village nursery 27/06/07	£40.10
	Donation by Mandy Jennings 27/06/07	£40.00
	Donation by Kerry & Brian Keegan 27/06/07	£50.00
	Donation by stephen tripp 27/06/07	£100.00
	Donation by Barnes winetasting evening 27/06/07	£760.00
	sorry its so late in comming Donation by Eva Murphy 27/06/07	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	God bless those saddles Donation by Kirwans 26/06/07	£100.00
	Well done ! You did brilliantly. Noreen & Shane Donation by Shane & Noreen O'Donovan 26/06/07	£50.00
	Too late to wish you good luck -hope you have all recovered form the experience! A great idea! Donation by Valerie Paul 25/06/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Donation by kate sugarman 22/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Amazing work Clodagh & Co, congratulations!! Donation by Vanessa Quarrie 20/06/07	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	You are all amazing to be doing this for such a worthy cause! Donation by Chris and Sue Leach 20/06/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done all of you - fantastic job! Donation by Richard Boyd 20/06/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done ladies. Donation by Michael Woods 19/06/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid
	Well done Linda and the Brown sisters. What an achievement! Donation by Ciara O'Farrell 19/06/07	£150.00
	Good Luck !!! Donation by Suzanne McFarlane 18/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good Luck Girls Donation by Frances Kelly 18/06/07	£50.00
	Sorry I was so late - congratulations and well done! Donation by Alan Bermingham 18/06/07	£20.00
	Good luck and hope you raise your target. Donation by Angela Seaton 17/06/07	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Nearly there - Keep up the good work! Donation by Brian Heffernan 15/06/07	£30.00
	Clodagh, you will be busy cycling away by the time thsi goes in!! dying to hear how the trip went!!! Donation by ann-marie.comer@linklaters.com 15/06/07	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	Best of luck to the Brown Girls! Donation by Garrett O'Brien 14/06/07	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Tom Johannessen 14/06/07	£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£16,067.25
Offline donations:	£1,200.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£1,452.56

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