Paul Thompson is fundraising for Geoff Thomas Foundation

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BUPA Great Manchester Run

on 17/05/2009

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Raising money for

Geoff Thomas Foundation

Charity Registration No. 1118380

The Geoff Thomas Foundation is committed to fund the essential research nurses and scientists at five major leukaemia units across the UK. This will not only extend treatment options to patients for whom no effective treatment exists but also create a team of committed doctors and scientists who can work together to crack this disease.

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Raised so far: £3,041.00

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My story

Twenty five of us here at MediaCom North are running, walking, crawling (delete as appropriate) this year’s BUPA Great Manchester 10k. Many of you will be aware, last year the daughter of Declan McKenna, one of our Managing Partners was diagnosed with leukaemia. As such we have decided to raise funds for the Geoff Thomas Foundation, whose aim is to fund blood cancer nurses who will help get new drugs from the scientist’s lab bench to the patient’s hospital bedside.

In 2003, Geoff Thomas, the ex-England and Crystal Palace footballer was diagnosed with leukaemia. A bone marrow transplant from his sister saved his life. Other blood cancer sufferers aren’t so lucky. They need new state-of-the-art drugs to save their lives and that’s where the Geoff Thomas Foundation is trying to help.

Billions of pounds have been spent on medical research and scientists have invented a host of potentially life-saving therapies. But getting them to the patients who need them is a slow process. The Foundation wants to help speed up the delivery of these new drugs to the patients who need them.

We don’t want these new drugs to sit on a shelf in a laboratory. If you invented the computer – you wouldn’t keep it in the warehouse. If you created the jumbo jet – you wouldn’t keep it in the aircraft hangar.

All that is needed to get these new drugs to patients are NURSES. GTF’s plan is to fund blood cancer nurses at six hospitals across Britain. They will also campaign to raise money to fund an integrated network of leukaemia drugs trials at six world class centres - in Oxford, Cambridge, Barts London, Birmingham, Nottingham and Manchester.

The GTF wants to help save lives and increase the availability of life-changing drug therapies for blood cancer. We have the magic bullets to zap leukaemia – they’re just not hitting their target yet.

So, please sponsor us, as little as £1 will help.

Thank you for your help, it is appreciated more than you will know.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Geoff Thomas Foundation 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!

	Well done folks - sorry being late with this! Donation by Corrigan 10/06/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Garfs Mate! 29/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well Done Judith and the team! Donation by Peter, Sally, Sarah, Archie & Donald 28/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good running MediaCom North. On to the Great Yorkshire 10k now! Donation by Garf 27/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Top effort......loving the photos!! Donation by Gibbo 22/05/09	£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid
	Well done, Vicky and the gang Donation by Gail 21/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Ben, Mum and Nan. X x Donation by Ann Charlton & Jean Hough 20/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well done guys x Donation by Gill Boyle 19/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	well done everyone.... Donation by buchanans 19/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Well done all. Champagne is a very effective pain reliever. Donation by The Strachans 19/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Lynsey 19/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Well Done Uncle Paul.. xx Donation by Emily Hannon 19/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done Nick!!! not a bad effort for hardly any training!! Well done everyone else too. Donation by Laura Symonds 18/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Go on yourself Tom and Sarah G!! The sloth like inhabitants of the Edinburgh office are very impressed Donation by Becci 18/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Knackered but well worth it! Donation by Lilo 18/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Judith Bolt! Amazing Donation by Peter Hills 18/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Well Done to all. Donation by Kath & Nev 18/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Go Vicky, go Vicky! Donation by Colin & Mandy T 17/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Judith, you are a star. Great photos! Donation by Christopher Sandground 17/05/09	£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid
	Go Vicky! The A-grade candidate! Donation by Carol Fieldhouse 17/05/09	£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid
	45Mins or bust (come on you can do it....) Donation by Christine & Geoff Eastwood (Jiffer) 16/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Rember, once a RED head, always one Donation by JB 15/05/09	£5.00
	Well done Judith. Good luck to all of you Donation by Jonathan & Audrey 15/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck, hope it doesn't hurt too much!! Donation by Stephen Allan 15/05/09	£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck! Donation by Patrick Stenson 15/05/09	£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid
	Rosy in fancy dress? No she always has a camel on her!!! x Donation by Helen Greenwood 15/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Good on ya Thomo RUN FOREST RUN:-) Donation by Margaret McLoughlin 15/05/09	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well Flaus i wanted to say something witty, but figured i don't need to. You're running!!! haha. Good luck x Donation by Dee 15/05/09	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Can't believe Rosanna is doing it in fancy dress! Donation by Sarah Glassey 15/05/09	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Faster faster faster! Donation by John M 15/05/09	£90.00 + £25.38 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£2,596.00
Offline donations:	£445.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£684.26

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