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Fundraising for Velindre Cancer Centre
£2,139
raised of £500 target
by 124 supporters
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Event: Cardiff Half Marathon 2009, on 18 October 2009
Velindre Cancer Centre

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We provide vital treatment, care & support to cancer patients and families in Wales

Story

hi, guys, im running cardiff half marathon on the 18th october and im raising money for velindre cancer centre, its live on C4 and S4C 18th oct 9am, im hoping to do it in under 2 hours, and if i raise enough money i may do it in fancy dress
 
Velindre Cancer Centre is the largest non - surgical cancer Hospital in Wales providing Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and other specialised anti-cancer treatments for over half the people of Wales
 
Between April 2007 and March 2008 Velindre Cancer Centre provided care, treatment and support for nearly 110,000 outpatients and day cases. Velindre Cancer Centre is the first Cancer Centre in Europe to have a totally integrated service for patients in most need. Our Active Support Unit provides the highest standards of care and quality support. Velindre Cancer Centre has a fully integrated award winning Therapies team which includes Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Lymphoedema and Complementary Therapies.
 
We have been providing care and support to cancer patients in South Wales for over 50 years. Every possible effort is made to ensure that each visit to Velindre is as comfortable as possible, and our experienced staff aim to provide high quality care to patients and their families. It is this commitment to high quality care which means that Velindre is widely regarded as being a Centre of Excellence. 

About the charity

Velindre Cancer Centre

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Velindre is Wales' premier cancer centre providing treatment, care and support to patients and their families. Money raised by our fundraisers allows us to support projects over and above those provided by the NHS including ground breaking research, specialist equipment, nurses and staff training.

Donation summary

Total raised
£2,138.10
+ £550.59 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,057.10
Offline donations
£81.00

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