UPDATE - Issue 18 - Summer 2004
Who is having fun fundraising?
Fathers' Day Fete
Jane Jacobs organised a Fathers' Day Fete at the Hertfordshire village of Little Berkhamsted to help raise funds for the local Senior Citizens Christmas party, to improve village amenities and Prostate Research Campaign UK. A great deal of fun was had by all, including a rope-pulling contest between the two village pubs and a Stars in their Eyes competition which was a resounding success as you can see from the picture of the Supremes, courtesy of Hertfordshire Mercury. Sandie Ash, the Chairman of the Recreational Committee said 'the villagers were very pleased to raise funds for Prostate Research Campaign UK; £200 is on its way to us. A big thank you goes to the Villagers of Little Berkhamsted.
A Marathon a day for 4 days!
This July, Mrs Jan Roberts and 47,000 others from all over the world completed the 4 x 40km (105 miles) Nijmagen Marches. That's the equivalent of a marathon a day! The Marches were started 93 years ago by the Mayor of Nijmagen, who decided the populace was unfit and needed to get walking. Jan, a gym instructor, got involved through a local Shropshire walking group. She decided to raise money for us when a symptomless male friend in his 50s was diagnosed with cancer. Thank you, Jan.
Sponsor any of these individuals if you wish
Cooking for cancer
Keith
Rashleigh writes:
'Having been diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 52
and had a radical prostatectomy, I was spurred into wanting to
join the fight by raising money for Prostate Research Campaign
UK.' 'Unlike many of the dare-devil feats undertaken
by some of our better-known associates my wife Karen thought of
a suitable way of raising money and entertaining our friends and
work colleagues at the same time, by holding dinner paties where
I do the cooking.' 'The exciting thing is that if many readers
of Update magazine did this (yes, you can cheat with M&S meals)
just think of the additional funds the charity could earn in a
year.'
After three dinner parties, a matching contribution from his company and gift aid, Keith is on track to raise £2,000 in his first year.
First (Million Prostate Miles) Fund Raiser
Michael Hancock, who had a radical prostatectomy a year ago, intends to cycle on the pilgrim route from Beckley church in Sussex through France to Santiago de Compostela, a distance of some 1,200 miles, to raise funds for Prostate Research Campaign UK. This incredible feat will take him five weeks to complete. In doing so, Michael is likely to become our first contributor to a Million Prostate Miles.
The Sheldons run and run
We've written about Jennifer before. She is now a valued Trustee of the Prostate Research Campaign UK. Her son Marcus raised £8,000 running the London Marathon last year. Daughter-in-law Alexandra completed an incredibly difficult triathlon to raise some £5,700 and now surrogate daughter Fru Hazlett has sent a cheque for £5,500.20 raised by running this year's London Marathon. That is, of course, on top of the £3,000 she raised through the Edinburgh Marathon last year. Only two questions - what's next? And who gave the 20p?
5,000 metre swim
Richard Brading, the head of a large primary school in Tooting, returned from his prostate operation just in time for an Ofsted inspection. He still had time to join the Swimathon at Putney Baths where he swam five kilometres and raised £550 for Prostate Research Campaign UK. Thanks to him and all who sponsored his swim.
Headmaster Richard Brading
Variety Evening
A group of prostate sufferers and their wives in Chorleywood have been raising funds for Prostate Research Campaign UK for some time. Last April they hired the village hall and put on a variety evening and supper for 140 people, culminating in a splendid sing-song raising over £2,000. They are now planning their next event.