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Iʼve raised £4,140 to support our friend and colleague with a pioneering new cancer treatment called 'Immunotherapy' as its not currently available on the NHS
- Scotland, England & Wales!
- Funded on Friday, 6th August 2021
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TUI Team Fundraiser for our Colleague
The Commercial & Business Development Leadership Team (Richard Sofer, James Lawrence, Mark Hall, Jill Thompson, Karen Switzer, Chris Hackney, Chris Logan, Simon Eaton, Will Staples, Gunther Batsleer, Holly Raphael, Steve Hoar, Gemma Saunders, Sue Bradley, Craig Morgan & Katrina Barry) have decided to get together and take on a Team challenge in support of a much-loved close friend and colleague who is out of the business at the moment going through cancer treatment.
They are a very good candidate for a pioneering new immunotherapy cancer treatment. Unfortunately, this treatment is not yet available through the NHS so through this challenge we hope to contribute as much as we can to the cost of having this treatment privately. The estimated cost of the treatment is £150,000 so we would ask you to be as generous as you can. The treatment has been shown in trials to be highly effective and works by training the body’s own immune system to attack and fight the cancer cells.
With that in mind, the team have decided to take on The National Three Peaks Challenge which involves climbing the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales, all within 24 hours.
The total walking distance of this challenge is 23 miles (37km) and the total ascent is 3064 metres (10,052ft). The total driving distance is 462 miles. They will be taking on this challenge in mid July, starting day one at 5pm with climbing Ben Nevis, then travelling to and climbing Scafell Pike and finally finishing off with climbing Snowdon all by 5pm on day two.
Any donations big or small will be greatly appreciated.
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- 3 years ago
Richard Sofer
3 years agoUnfortunately due to COVID restrictions not being eased on the 21st June we have had to delay our challenge until Sept as it meant we couldn't share a minibus together. On the plus side, we have plenty more time to raise as much money as possible, and also more time for training. Thanks again to everyone who has donated so far.. we really appreciate it!
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- 3 years ago
Richard Sofer
3 years agoGemma's training so far -
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- 3 years ago
Richard Sofer
3 years agoSimon gives us an insight into how his training has been going... "Given that I live in London, which is mostly flat and full of tarmac/concrete, at the moment I'm having to go to Richmond Park to find some mud and some 'hills'. It's still far from comparable though as I did 18km distance (nearly 1/2 the distance of the 3 peaks) but only did 5% of the amount of uphill needed. I wonder if I would be better off just doing step-ups on to my kitchen chair? At least then I wouldn't get rained on. Then again we may get rained on in July."
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132
Helen Thompson
Jul 18, 2021
Good luck, all for a great cause
£30.00
Anonymous
Jul 13, 2021
£100.00
Charlotte Barker
Jun 29, 2021
Good luck next week!
£30.00
Ian Graney
Jun 28, 2021
Good luck to all of you, great and very worthy cause
Neil Duncan
Jun 28, 2021
Best of luck with the challenge, a fantastic cause to raise funds for.
Richard Sofer
Jun 23, 2021
We've got this team - so proud of everyone for taking on this challenge and raising the money for such an important cause. See you at Ben Nevis!
£100.00
Zoe Webster
Jun 22, 2021
Good luck Jill on the mountains and well done for raising money for such a good cause x
£40.00
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