Thank you so much for visiting our fundraising page
*** RACE 10 Great South Run Sunday October 24th
***STOP PRESS RACE 9 Richmond River run 10k September 4th - running with Rachel and Fiona ( or possibly a little behind them!) Only one more to go
***STOP PRESS RACE 8 Race For Life 5k Guildford 20th June - best race so far, running with friends - Caroline and Louise and of course Clares daughter Alice! - 32minutes. Very pleased with ourselves. We've come a long way!
*** STOP PRESS RACE 7 - 10k Regents Park 1st May. Our favourite run so far. Very flat and just beautiful we are going to do this one again.
*** STOP PRESS RACE 6 - 10k Richmond Park Sunday 7th March- Very cold but beautiful along the river - Great way to kick start the runs for 2010
*** WE ARE HALF WAY THERE - 5 RACES DONE AND 5K RAISED INCLUDING GIFT AID. A BIG THANKYOU AND A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL YOU PINK CHICK SUPPORTERS OUT THERE.
*** STOP PRESS RACE 5 SANTA DASH 5K in Marlow Sunday 6th December - Susanna not well so instead we ran in STOKE PARK Sunday 13th December still in our Santa outfits. Photos coming soon...
*** STOP PRESS WE DID IT - THE BIG ONE - the GREAT SOUTH RUN on Sun. 25th October - 10 miles in 2 hrs 1min HURRAH!***
*** STOP PRESS We completed our 3rd run on September 27th, the Hampton Court 10k in 1hr 10mins - we are getting faster, if only very slightly! ***
*** STOP PRESS Charity screening of "Sunshine Cleaning" at Guildford Odeon raised over £800 ***
In a mad moment we have decided to make a difference by completing 10 runs and raising £10,000 for the charity Caring Matters Now over the next 12 months starting June 6th with a 5k race. We thought we should start off gently!
Elspeth, my daughter and Clare's goddaughter was born with Congenital Melnocytic Naevus (CMN's). They are birthmarks and regarded as a type of benign tumour. They cover 25% of Elspeth's body and of other children sometimes as much as 80%.
Only 1 in 20,000 babies each year are born with this condition. As a result maternity staff are unlikely to have heard of it . We left hospital with Elspeth with very little advice, waiting for an appointment at Great Ormond Street for the specialist there to tell us if her CMN's were benign. We experienced a rollercoaster of emotions during the first few weeks after her birth. We worried we may lose her, struggled with our own and others' reactions to her marks and the uncertainty of her future. At the same time we were blessed with a new addition to our family, a beautiful baby girl, and a sister for William and Martha.
We now know that her CMN's are benign and will hopefully remain so. We continue to be supported by GOSH with 6 monthly check ups.
Elspeth is now 4 and is a determined and confident child who takes a great delight in life! She is rather proud of her CMNs and calls them her "special Elspie marks".
Hopefully one day there will be treatment available as a result of research into Congenital Melanocytic Naevus (CMN) carried out at Great Ormond Street. It is however paid for entirely by the money raised by Caring Matters Now. They need to raise £30,000 p.a to continue with this vital research. So every penny raised through this website will count.
So far we have booked on to the following races:
6 June Stoke Park Guildford 5k
12 July Hyde Park 10k - now completed - 1hr 13mins
27 Sept Hampton Court 10k - now completed 1hr 10mins
25 Oct Great South Run 10 miles
13 Dec Stoke Park Guildford Santa Dash
7 March Richmond Park 10k
18 April Newnham Classic 10k
1 May Regents Park 10k
20 June Race For Life
Where other charities organise the race we will be making a contribution to their cause.
We'll be organising other events too. Watch this space...
We will be so grateful for any contribution you feel able to make. And if you would like to do more than donating your hard earned cash it would be rather fantastic if you joined us for 1 or all?!! of our races. You too could become a pink chick.
For more info see www.caringmattersnow.co.uk. You can contact us by email : Susanna at j.hoar@ntlworld.com or Clare at Clare.twigger-ross@ntlworld.com
Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us: Caring Matters Now 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.
Thank you again and lots of love from
Susanna and Clare (The Pink Chicks)
Raised:
84%
Raised so far: £8,494.08
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Good luck! Donation by Peter & Emilie on 03/06/09 |
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RUUUUUUUUUUUN! Great x x (£25 per race) Donation by Jonny, Liz, Oscar on 03/06/09 |
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keep going! Donation by J James on 02/06/09 |
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Wishing you the best of luck x Donation by Axia, Andy, Kirk & Nova on 02/06/09 |
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Good Luck - Oscar's Mum Yellow Class Donation by Debbie Lampard on 02/06/09 |
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Go girls! Good luck and well done for doing this! Donation by Vanessa, Jim, Jack and Martha on 01/06/09 |
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Run Pink Chicks Run!! Donation by Melissa Turner on 01/06/09 |
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Well done Suzanna and Clare - have a great time ! Donation by richard turner on 01/06/09 |
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Can't wait to be an elderly pink chick. Good luck at the weekend. Donation by Heather & Michael Martin on 01/06/09 |
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Brilliant idea, supporting you all the way xx Donation by Kim and Paul on 31/05/09 |
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Amount raised at cake sale today. Thankyou everyone ! Donation by Jeremy Hoar on 30/05/09 |
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Wow - an amazing idea - good on you girls! Please check out our CMN page at www.justgiving.com/petersbikeride - same cause, different child! Donation by Emma Stromberg on 29/05/09 |
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For elspeth and for my little granddaughter Amy Donation by Sue gollop on 29/05/09 |
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Good luck in all you do Donation by Kay Kew on 28/05/09 |
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Good luck girls!!!!!! Donation by Naomi Humphrey on 28/05/09 |
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Hi our son Daniel has CMN. We are very grateful to you for your efforts! Donation by Keith & Becky Acutt on 27/05/09 |
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go for it! Donation by kate michell on 27/05/09 |
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Thank you! x Donation by Jodi on 27/05/09 |
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On your marks pink chicks! - £25 per race! Donation by Sue and Rob on 27/05/09 |
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Good luck and best wishes Donation by Staffan on 27/05/09 |
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run your hearts out pink chicks! Donation by Eleanor Martin on 26/05/09 |
| * Total raised online: | £3,981.76 |
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| Offline donations: | £4,512.32 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £8,494.08 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £816.40 |
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