Individual Fundraisers News
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Thank you to all our local fundraisers who have organised events and raised awareness in support of The Prostate Cancer Charity, your support is invaluable to us.
Upcoming events:
Hear rugby icons speak at a dinner supporting The Prostate Cancer Charity
Calling all rugby fans. Come and hear some of your heroes speak at the Capital Sporting Dinner being held at The London Marriott on Wednesday, 26th November.
After a four course meal, rugby icons Andy Ripley, Willie John McBride and Sean Fitzpatrick will entertain you with stories from their sporting careers.
Andy Ripley will also talk about his personal perspective of living with prostate cancer after he was diagnosed in 2005.
Tickets cost £117.50 with tables seating either 10 or 12 people. Tickets can be booked on-line at www.sportingclubgroup.com/capital.asp
Showtime 2008
The G School of dancing are putting on a fantastic dance show at Brindley Arts Centre in Runcorn and they will be raising funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity. There will be three performances:
- Sat 29th November 12 noon
- Sat 29th November 6pm
- Sun 30th November 2pm
Tickets are still available and will be charged at £6 for children/OAP’s and £7 for adults. They are also offering a family ticket for £20 for 2 children and 2 adults. If anyone would like more information or to buy tickets please contact Gina Noonan on 01606 884197.
Four men and a boat
On April 19th 2009 the ‘Rowing For Prostate’ team will set off from Western Australia in a race to become the first 4 man crew to ever row across the Indian Ocean. Billy Gammon, Tom Wigram, Matt Hampel and one other rower will be taking part in the world’s longest organised rowing race with the aim of raising money for, and awareness of prostate cancer.
Some facts about the challenge:
- The race will be run from Geraldton (W.Australia) to Mauritius over 3,500 miles; making it the world’s longest rowing race.
- It is expected to take between 60-70 days.
- The crew will row in 2 hour shifts, with 2 crew on the oars at all times.
- They will have to be totally self sufficient with no assistance from the outside world.
- The boat is 29ft long, 6.3 ft wide and weighs approximately 800-900kgs (empty).
- Each crew member will consume between 8,000-10,000 calories per day
You can find out more about the challenge and receive regular updates on their progress by joining their facebook group: Rowing for Prostate
Fundraising
To fundraise for the challenge the “Rowing for Prostate” team will be staging a number of events both in New Zealand (where they currently reside) and the UK
Golf Day
One of the highlights will be a charity golf day at Trevose Golf & Country Club (near Padstow, Cornwall) on Saturday 22nd November. The golf course is in a stunning location with fantatstic facilities – it will definitely be a golfing experience to remember.
For more information or to book your place, contact either Nick Gammon or David Cowan at Trevose Golf & Country Club on : 01841 520 208 (please quote 'Rowing For Prostate' Charity Golf Day).
Charity Dinner - Saturday 21st February 2009
Zoe Brown is organising a charity dinner at Surrey Downs Golf Club on Saturday 21st February. There will be a delicious three course meal followed by a raffle and auction for the charity with a total of 120 people. The proceeds will be split between us and Breakthrough Breast Cancer. For more details or to book your ticket contact: Zoe Brown on 01737 839090 or email: z.brown@surreydownsgc.co.uk.
Andy Rogers' Marathon efforts
Andy’s goal for 2008 is to run as many events as he can throughout the year culminating in The New York Marathon. He has completed 3 half marathons so far and has two more to go. He has also set himself 2 time goals. The first one was to do a personal best in a half marathon, and he achieved this in Bath with a time of 1hr 44mins. His second goal is to do less than 4hr 30mins in a marathon - hopefully he will do this in the New York Marathon. We will keep you updated.
Here are the events that Andy has done and will do this year.
- Bath ½ March – completed 1hr 44mins (PB)
- Tewkesbury ½ May – completed 2hr 7mins
- Newark ½ August 10 – completed 1hr 50mins
- Bristol ½ September 14th –completed 2hr 7mins
- Great North Run October 5th – completed 1hr 47mins
- New York Marathon November 2nd -
Read about the stories of some of our fundraiser’s experiences.
