Andrew A Rawlinson
Enotria Runs to the Beat
Fundraising for Brain Tumour Research
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UPDATE:
On 28th October, the day finally dawned for our brave runners, who many months ago signed up for this charity half marathon. Despite the weather being bitterly cold, everyone who took part completed the challenge! We would like to thank everyone who has donated so far and for those of you who are about to!
Please visit www.taylansproject.com to read some stories from the day but also below as to why we took on the challenge.
Taylan was the son of Andy Rawlinson, who works in the Off Trade Team at Enotria. Taylan developed a brain tumour and tragically died aged just 7 in August 2009. Andy and his wife Figen continue to work tirelessly since Taylan's passing, to raise awareness for this relatively unknown but extremely dangerous form of cancer.
Taylan’s Project is an umbrella group part of Brain Tumour Research and focus on funding vital scientific and laboratory-based research to improve the quality of life for brain tumour sufferers and to aid the search for better treatments, with better outcomes. They also want to raise the national awareness of this devastating illness and their ultimate ambition is to help find a cure.
Brain tumour research receives less than 1% of national cancer research spending in the UK yet this devastating disease kills more children and people under the age of 40 than any other cancer. Please visit the website www.taylansproject.com to find out more.
‘Enotria Run’s to the Beat’, is made up of 23 members and we have decided to dust off those trainers and all take part in this half marathon, running 13.1 miles each all in the name of charity on Sunday 28 October 2012! This challenge is part of our continued fundraising efforts for Taylan's Project during 2012 at Enotria.
Run to the Beat powered by Nike +, is London's Music Half Marathon which starts and finishes at the iconic O2 Arena. With exclusive music performances along the way by some of the top names in music to keep us motivated, we will be getting grimey down in Greenwich, dub stepping through the Docklands, rocking around the Royal Artillery Barracks and hip hopping down Ha Ha Road!
The team members are: Alison Levett (AKA Alison Hill); Robert Price; Simon Bradbury; Edgar Bettridge; Joan Torrents; Tim Beckett; Julia McKie; Jonathan Teale; Johan Backman; Maggie Macpherson; Igor Vieyra; Rachel Kelly; Finbarr Sweeney; Ivan Vuckovic; Nick Corker; Donna Ellis; Kumu Vakeesan; Lisa Harris; John Chalmers; Daniel Hart; Francesca Pulieri; Demelsa Gonzalez and Anna Gorham-Harris.
Enotria retains its popular policy of matching employees' charitable fundraising efforts, up to £250 each. With 23 staff taking part in this run, this by itself could lead to the company contributing £5,750 so please dig deep and donate now!
This devastation needs to stop and we need your help to fund the fight against brain tumours.
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Team Enotria
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Enotria have chosen Taylan's Project / Brain Tumour Research as their chosen charity of the year for 2012, to help raise vital funds for this devastating and under-funded illness.