Hi all, 

I am doing the three peaks challenge during summer 2019 to raise money for the Imran Khan Cancer Appeal (IKCA) charity. They do some fantastic work in Pakistan supporting people who are diagnosed with cancer, and they are a charity I have been personally involved with for a number of years. 

The dates for the Treks are:

• Scafell Pike on Saturday June 22nd
• Snowdon on Saturday July 13th
• Ben Nevis on Saturday August 3rd 

Thanks in advance for any contribution you are willing to make! :)

Please see below for further background on IKCA or alternatively go to their website:

https://www.ikca.org.uk/

The National Health Service does not provide cancer treatment in Pakistan and as a result poor people die without proper diagnosis/treatment. At Imran Khan Cancer Appeal (IKCA), we raise funds for the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital (SKMCH) in Lahore and Peshawar. At both we offer comprehensive cancer care free of charge in hospitals which house all the specialised diagnostic and therapeutic facilities under a single roof.

Imran Khan’s mother died of cancer in February 1985. The ordeal
revealed a jarring reality to Imran: Pakistan had a death of medical
resources when it came to treating cancer and this was costing lives.
During the time spent with his mother in cancer wards, Imran also
witnessed the distress of other patients. He was especially troubled by
those with fewer means. How, he questioned, do the poor cope with a
disease that is so debilitating to patients and their families? After his
mother passed, Imran Khan decided that irrespective of their background everyone deserved an equal chance at life.

In 1994, following five years of fundraising, Shaukat Khanum Hospital
was established in Lahore and Pakistan’s biggest cancer charity was
born. As a comprehensive care facility dedicated to the diagnosis and
treatment of cancer, it was a first in Pakistan.

To date, the hospital has helped well over 111,805 people with cancer.

Your efforts will help provide hope of recovery to poor cancer patients,
who would otherwise have nowhere to turn.