Tristan Grigalis

Cycling in memory of Taylan

Fundraising for Brain Tumour Research
£793
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Cycling in memory of Taylan...., 9 April 2012
Brain Tumour Research

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We fund long-term, sustainable research to find a cure for brain tumours

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Updated on Aug 29th 2012 at 8:33 AM from the JustGiving API

So after an amazing 112 miles yesterday which seemed to go by in a flash we got back to calvert to have crazy amount of photos taken. thanks to figen rawlinson for dinner. this morning we're feeling worse for wear after a pretty poor nights sleep. today takes us to bristol univeristy and wagamamas. Looking forward to it.

Updated on Aug 26th 2012 at 11:18 PM from the JustGiving API

just heading to bed after a great second day from carlisle to darlington via newcastle. another solid 110miles logged with some great hills in the pennines. time for sleep!!

Updated on Aug 25th 2012 at 8:03 AM from the JustGiving API

first morning up in glasgow. not a lot of sleep and a pretty poor forecast for the next couple of days... still with a good night from dakota ibis styles we're ready to head down to the uni to take our photos and then head of to carlisle; our first stop of the journey. please donate however much you can to a great cause: brain tumour research. tristan

Updated on Aug 25th 2012 at 7:39 AM from the JustGiving API

first morning up in glasgow. not a lot of sleep and a pretty poor forecast for the next couple of days... still with a good night from dakota ibis styles we're ready to head down to the uni to take our photos and then head of to carlisle; our first stop of the journey. please donate however much you can to a great cause: brain tumour research. tristan

Updated on May 16th 2012 at 10:35 AM from the JustGiving API

hey guys another heads up for those of you that dont know. Myself and a team of four others are cycling from glasgow to portsmouth riding 100 miles a day for 7 days. The cause: brain tumour research... please click the link, check out the cause and make a donation if you can... if not you can always text to donate. its TAYL50 £(your donation) to 70070. on a personal note guys this is a really great cause, it doesnt take long to donate and itll ve helping the charity raise money for brain tunour research. thanks.....

Updated on May 13th 2012 at 11:42 AM from the JustGiving API

Ok guys so im starting my campaign to raise as much as possible for a great cause: brain tumour research. I'm riding 100 miles a day for seven days with a great team from glasgow to portsmouth. Please take a minute to look at the page to see what the charity is all about and donate. its a great cause and by no means a small feat. thanks....

Thanks for visiting my page, raising money for Brain Tumour Research, in memory of Taylan Rawlinson.

Five of us are riding the 700 miles between all seven main brain tumour research centres - Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Nottingham, Bristol, London and Portsmouth. We aim to do this in just seven days, setting off on Saturday 25th August and finishing on Friday 31st August.

Taylan was the beautiful seven-year-old son of Figen and Andy Rawlinson. He was sadly taken away from us on 19th August 2009.

Taylan's Project was founded in January 2010, to commemorate Taylan's short and happy life and continue, with his legacy, to help others. As an umbrella group part of Brain Tumour Research, its aim is to raise awareness and much-needed funds in order to help find a cure for this devastating illness.

More children and people under the age of 40 die of a brain tumour than from any other form of cancer. We feel that this reality isn't being recognised enough.

With more than 120 different types of tumours requiring different types of treatments, brain tumours are a notoriously difficult disease to diagnose.

The fact that research into the cause of brain tumours is underfunded is heartbreaking and the progress is unfortunately very slow, with just 14% of sufferers surviving beyond five years (compared to over 50% for all other cancers). They can occur in anyone but are increasingly affecting the younger population.

Brain tumours receive less than 1% of the national spend on cancer research in the UK.

The majority of our work focuses on research into brain tumours. Brain Tumour Research is a UK-based charity dedicated to raising funds for research into the prevention and treatment of brain tumours, as well as ultimately finding a cure. They aim to do this by establishing seven Centres of Excellence at UK universities, where some brain tumour research is already being carried out. Their mission is to raise £7 million per annum in order to make a difference and improve outcomes for brain tumour patients.

Taylan was such a caring boy who always wanted to help others. Please help us so that we can start making a difference.

This devastation needs to stop, and with significant funds we can improve the research into the causes of, and a possible cure for, brain tumours.

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Brain Tumour Research

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Brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other cancer. Just 1% of the national spend on cancer research has been allocated to this disease. We are a leading voice calling for support and action for research into what is called the last battleground against cancer.

Donation summary

Total raised
£793.00
+ £56.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£293.00
Offline donations
£500.00

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