Gemma and Hollie

Gemma and Hollie - Step into Spring!

Fundraising for Sarcoma UK
£5,951
raised of £5,000 target
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Participants: Hollie Montague, Gemma Fay
Step into Spring Challenge
Campaign by Sarcoma UK (RCN in England and Wales 1139869, Scotland SC044260)
Step into Spring Challenge

Story

Hey everyone it’s Gemma & Hollie. As you all know, we’ve both been diagnosed with Cancer within the past few years. More specifically, we both have a form of Sarcoma. Sarcomas are rare Cancers found mainly in children and young adults. We both had a lot of problems getting to our diagnosis and this is why we are so keen to share our story, raise some money and help others not go through what we have 🌻🤞🏼🤞🏼 So we have decided to raise money for Sarcoma UK this Spring. 

We first met when we attended an event for people with Cancer in their 20s and 30s. We both have a Sarcoma in the same place and our diagnosis stories are scarily similar. We met over this but then became amazing friends! And it feels like we really are in this together ✨🌻

So the actual fundraising…. Sarcoma UK have a Challenge in which you have to walk 100 miles into Spring. Most girls sync their periods but we’ve managed to sync our Cancer growth & Chemo 😂🙃 So it means we will both be a bit out for 1 week of April. And on top of that with both of our mobility issues, 100 miles seemed unachievable alone. So we have decided to join forces and fundraiser together ✨✨ 

Sarcoma UK are there to provide support for anybody with a Sarcoma. They also provide research grants to try and find better treatments. This is SO vital, and we are both obviously always hoping and praying for something to seriously prolong our lives xxxx 

Please donate if you can and share share share to raise awareness. Sarcomas are rare and often go undetected in young adults because research is seriously underfunded. We need a cure 🌻💛

We will post updates of our walks on here and instagram and hopefully get some nice long ones in after chemo, enjoying this weather ☀️🌻✨ 

Thank you so much for your support💛

About the campaign

Step into Spring Challenge

About the charity

Sarcoma UK

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RCN in England and Wales 1139869, Scotland SC044260
We are the only charity in the UK focusing on all types of sarcoma. Our mission is to increase knowledge and awareness of sarcoma through ground-breaking programmes to transform the landscape for everyone affected by sarcoma. Charity reg no. (1139869) Company limited by guarantee (7487432).

Donation summary

Total raised
£5,950.90
+ £1,099.13 Gift Aid
Online donations
£5,850.90
Offline donations
£100.00

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