We would bet that every single person reading this has been affected by cancer in some way. As a group we decided it was time to put our bodies on the line to try and raise some much needed funds to help beat cancer quicker.
All 6 of us work in Student Administration at Liverpool Hope University and 'hope' to all make it back there after the hike which takes us on a tour of the Peak District on 17th September! The organisers think it will take between 8-12 hours to complete... they have not met us yet!
Our training has so far consisted of:
- asking each other if we have started our training yet
- discussing, and in some cases actually buying, new hiking boots and socks
- (sometimes) walking up the 2 flights of stairs to the office instead of using the lift
- planning what snacks and drinks we might take on the hike
- buying a walking pole
- the relative merits and pitfalls of buying a shewee in case we overhydrate and can't wait 6 miles
- realising it is in fact 25 miles and not 25km!
Joking aside, this is a big undertaking for the 6 of us and we really hope you will back us all the way. Please please please donate as much as you can afford to help us reach and hopefully smash our target for Cancer Research UK.
Here is what your money could buy:
- £5 kits one of our research labs out with essential chemicals.
- £8 kits out our scientists with a lab timer, helping them to find out what makes a cancer cell tick.
- £20 buys a lab coat, box of gloves and goggles. Not only geek chic, but vital items to help our scientists carry out life-saving research.
- £30 covers the cost of a cervical cancer trial for one day.
- £70 pays for a Bunsen burner to help ignite groundbreaking research on a daily basis.
Wish us luck and sponsor us as much as you can - we will dig deep if you do!
