Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.
It is the return of the run - hooray!
New year, new resolutions, new fit YOU!!!
We want to get as many people involved as possible.
This year we are supporting TEENAGE CANCER TRUST who want to build a unit for teenagers fighting cancer at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. To find out about the charity and local fundraising go to www.lynneschallenge.co.uk and www.teenagecancertrust.org
We have two distances again this year 5k and 10k
If you feel like a fitty - go for 10k
If you feel like a not so fitty - go for the 5k
Feel free to dress up and be silly/run the race/jog the race/skip the race/walk the race
its all for a good local cause and all about coming together and having FUN!
TCT FUN RUN
Date: 28 February 2009
Start Location: 41 Old Kirk Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6JU
Start time: arrive at 9am (for registration) and race kicks off at 9.30am
Entry fee: £25 (pay by cheque, made out to Teenage Cancer Trust, or cash on the day or better still pay online here)
Bacon butties, fun and frolics and prizes will be awarded at the end of the race (and a shower if you need one!)
To enter - email caroline@msbond.co.uk TODAY and then start training!
Please tell all your friends, family and colleagues who may also like to participate and support the charity.
Routes of both races will be emailed/sent to you one week prior to the race. For those of you who are regular supporters, this year there will be less uphill........!
We are encouraging as many of you as possible to get sponsorship from friends/family/colleagues for participating in the event.
Thanks a million for all your support.
The funds raised here will go towards the appeal for a new Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. This unit will be for cancer patients aged 16 – 24.
In the meantime, a unit for younger teenagers (13 – 16 year olds) is expected to open in mid 2009 at The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh. Teenage Cancer Trust is refurbishing an area at the hospital, expected to be complete in 2009. All funds for this Unit were raised locally by people like you and me.
There’s never a good time to get cancer, but for a teenager the timing seems particularly cruel. Young people can get some of the most rare and aggressive forms of cancer. The emotional upheaval of adolescence can make a cancer diagnosis even harder to cope with.
Every day in the UK, six young people will have to face that diagnosis. Teenage Cancer Trust understands that teenage cancer requires specialist care and in fact, that young people have a much better chance in their fight against cancer if they are treated by teenage cancer experts, in an environment tailored to their needs.
Teenage Cancer Trust builds units in NHS hospitals which improve the quality of life and chances of survival for young people with cancer. But as they receive no government funding, they rely on voluntary donations from people like you. It costs around £2million to build and equip a new unit. They estimate that with the units they currently have around the UK, only half of the teenagers diagnosed with cancer now have access to this dedicated, specialist support. TCT's aim is build enough units so that, by 2012, every single teenager with cancer will be treated on one.
For more information about TCT in the East of Scotland and how you can get involved, call Lynne McNicoll on 07901 555 352 or email her on lynne@lynneschallenge.co.uk
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Teenage Cancer Trust gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.
So please sponsor us now!
Caroline
Ms Bond Events
