Reb's Recruits

Update 09/04/12:  In addition to our online amount, we raised £1074.59 (before Gift Aid) on our paper forms, bringing Reb's Recruits total to a whopping £4728.24!  Thank you guys for your support!

Update 10/03/12:  Challenge completed! Tom finished the 5K obstacle filled track in a very impressive time of 47mins, followed closely by June at 53mins. Jo & Nadia were not far behind at 69 and 70mins respectively. Bringing up the rear, crossing the finish line linked arm in arm were Kelly, Hannah, Jeni, Tori, Harriet & Reb in 1hr 35mins. It's going to hurt in the morning! Thank you all for the support & sponsorship!

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So I'm coming to the end of my drug treatment and what better way to say Thank You to all the people working on the trial than by fundraising for Cancer Research Skin Cancer projects.&... more

Update 09/04/12:  In addition to our online amount, we raised £1074.59 (before Gift Aid) on our paper forms, bringing Reb's Recruits total to a whopping £4728.24!  Thank you guys for your support!

Update 10/03/12:  Challenge completed! Tom finished the 5K obstacle filled track in a very impressive time of 47mins, followed closely by June at 53mins. Jo & Nadia were not far behind at 69 and 70mins respectively. Bringing up the rear, crossing the finish line linked arm in arm were Kelly, Hannah, Jeni, Tori, Harriet & Reb in 1hr 35mins. It's going to hurt in the morning! Thank you all for the support & sponsorship!

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So I'm coming to the end of my drug treatment and what better way to say Thank You to all the people working on the trial than by fundraising for Cancer Research Skin Cancer projects. My target amount to raise is £2300, so I have enlisted my family & friends to help me. The idea for our fundraiser had to be physically, mentally and emotionally challenging, otherwise you kind people would not feel obliged to sponsor us some of your hard-earned cash!  The idea we have settled on is....

http://www.majorseries.com/
 

....The Major’s Challenge. I think what it technically can be described as is a ‘fun run’ but I’ll let you watch the video link and decide for yourselves! It's advertised as "not just a run. It's a major challenge. Running, Mud, Water, Hills, Obstacles." Yep, that sounds like fun?!?!!

http://youtu.be/lXwBQp89GuI

We have opted for the 5km option as there is less than 2 months to go ( too little time to prepare our fitness!) plus I’m still managing my lymphedema and my leg swells up a lot if I exercise so I’m hoping the Major’s Challenge doesn’t finish me off!

We  will race on the 10th March 2012 near Telford in Shropshire. So please dig deep and sponsor Skin Cancer Research.

The money raised up to the 2nd March 2012 goes to Professor Middleton's research project in Oxford (Skin Cancer: predicting the future) which Reb was fortunate enough to participate in. All money submitted after that date will go to the current skin cancer projects (Skin Cancer: Studying the disease from all angles) which includes research by Professor Irene Leigh at the University of Dundee and Professor Julia Newton-Bishop, from the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine

Reb's Recruits are: Reb (obviously) - Joanne Kemp - Kelly Boyes - Hannah McDonald - Jeni McDonald - Harriet McDonald - Victoria McDonald - Duncan McDonald - June McMinn - Tom Dring - Nadia McMinn - and 2 recruits who are AWOL on the day of the race.....Katherine Kodikara & Dani Moynes

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