Joanna Hopkins

The Big Fat Cancer Ride - July 14th & 15th

Fundraising for Women V Cancer Open Challenges
£1,729
raised of £1,500 target
by 78 supporters
Event: London to Paris Cycle Ride

Story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my page. ❤️ 

I am doing it again!! 

(It was 9 years ago that I travelled for 2 days on a bike-ride to raise money by cycling within the UK).

A lot has happened since then and my family and I have all been affected by cancer. And I know many of you have  too.

So…I was cycling to Paris and the events company postponed the trip to next year (boooo!). BUT, I still want to raise money for 3 charities so I am going to be travelling to “Paris Rd” in Paignton instead. 🤩

July 14th & 15th 2023.

I know it’s not quite the same, but it is over 200km for me.

Here are the 3 charities I am fundraising for:

  • Ovarian cancer action
  • Jo’s cervical cancer trust 
  • Breast cancer now 

We would love to raise at least £500 for each of them! 

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Please give as much as you can and if you can gift aid it means we can get an extra 25% towards our total. 

I want to raise as much as I can, because if can go just so far to help them. Look as some of the great things your donations will be doing:

•    £150 could fund an “Ask the Expert” service for a day, buy a bottle of serum for Ovarian Cancer Action’s scientists to culture cells in the lab and enable Breast Cancer Now to send out 500 leaflets to doctor surgeries in the UK promoting breast checking and highlighting the symptoms of breast cancer, so that more women can catch it early before it spreads. 

•    £500 will educate over 1,000 women, including those in high-risk groups, about ovarian and cervical cancers and their symptoms, while funding one day’s use of specialised microscopes for research into how breast cancer develops and spreads.

•    £1,000 could enable scientists to detect the types of DNA at high risk of ovarian cancer and fund two specialist nurses on the Breast Cancer Now helpline for a day, while also funding the recruitment and training of one volunteer for a cancer helpline, who will go on to support hundreds of women per year.

And if anyone can share any tips on the saddle sore…. I would really appreciate it. 😁

Thank you 


Jo xx 


About the charity

Women v Cancer is a series of Women only cycle challenges in aid of three British charities – Breast Cancer Now, (RCN:1160558), Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust (RCN:113354/SCO41236) and Ovarian Cancer Action (RCN:1109743) – raising vital funds to fight breast, cervical and ovarian cancers. The donations you make to Women v Cancer will be distributed equally between them. The cycle challenges are organised and managed by Dream Challenges – www.dream-challenges.com. Women v Cancer is established under GivingWorks, a charitable trust registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and under number 1078770. The funds raised here are restricted to use for the Women v Cancer purpose and will not be used by GivingWorks for any other purpose or as part of GivingWorks’ general unrestricted funds.

Donation summary

Total raised
£1,729.00
+ £341.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£1,729.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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