Swimathon Team Verruca 2020

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Team fundraiser5 membersCancer Research UK, Marie Curie & The Swimathon Foundation
£920
raised of £750 target
Event: Swimathon 2020, from 27 March 2020 to 31 December 2020
Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie are calling on the nation to get down to the pool for Swimathon 2020 - thousands of swimmers, two great causes, one big charity challenge.

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PLEASE HELP TEAM VERRUCA FIGHT THE BATTLE AGAINST CANCER

On 29th March 2020 myself (Lisa), Graham Cowpland, Bev Hughes, Liz Keeble and Ange Crerar Connor will be swimming 5k at Crosby Swimming Pool as part of a relay team to raise money for Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie.

Cancer affects us all - fathers, mothers, daughters, sisters, brothers, friends, work colleagues.... it doesn't discriminate.... it doesn't wait.... it turns every life it touches upside down.

In the 1970s, less than a quarter of people with cancer survived. But over the last 40 years, survival has doubled – today half will survive. This has only been made possible through vital research.

Charities such as Marie Curie, The Dougie Mac (Stoke) and Macmillan are also absolutely vital to the battle. The support they provide to the person with cancer and their family is invaluable. These charities make the worst of situations so much easier - they provide essential clinical, emotional, practical and financial support.

£20 pays for a Marie Curie nurse to look after someone with terminal cancer for one hour in the comfort of their own home.

£30 covers the cost of running a cervical cancer trial for 1 day

£50 buys a scientific sieve to separate out big bits and small bits of DNA to reveal vital clues about how to beat cancer

£70 pays for someone with terminal cancer to attend day therapy at a Marie Curie Hospice

ANY DONATION HELPS - BIG OR SMALL!

Thank you for your support

Lisa, Graham, Ange, Bev and Liz

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About the campaign

Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie are calling on the nation to get down to the pool for Swimathon 2020 - thousands of swimmers, two great causes, one big charity challenge.

About the charity

The Swimathon Foundation (TSF) owns the annual national Swimathon event. Cancer Research UK and Marie Curie are uniting as partners for Swimathon to raise as much money as possible for two causes close to the nation’s hearts. This is your chance to fundraise for both incredible causes.

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£919.16
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£919.16

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