Local woman to walk London
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streets in her bra local woman is taking to the streets of
London in her bra next month for a walking
event to raise money for a breast cancer charity. Maria Bacon, who works for HF Holidays in
Elstree, is taking part in the annual Moonwalk for charity Walk the Walk for the second time after last year‘s event helped her through personal difficulties. She toldMy Borehamwood & Elstree News:
―Last year one of my colleagues persuaded me to take part but I nearly didn‘t do it because I was recovering from an operation and my father-in- law had died. The walk gave me a focus in a difficult time and I raised £600.‖ The event attracts women, men and several
celebrities. Jennifer Saunders, who has fought breast cancer, is taking part this year.
‘The atmosphere on the night of the walk is electric’
Maria, who lives in Bushey, is currently
training three to four times a week and is looking forward to doing the 26.2 mile walk again now that she is in a better state of mind. ―I arrange walking, outdoor and leisure
activity holidays for 50,000 people each year, so it would follow that I participate in a walking marathon. ―The atmosphere on the night of the walk is
electric and it's a real inspiration seeing women who have so obviously battled breast cancer, or are still doing so, taking part,‖ she added. ―They say if you can do 20 miles, the last 6.2 are a breeze.‖
Moonwalker: Maria Bacon. Maria chose to do the walk because of the
simple work they charity does to make the lives of cancer patients more comfortable. She said: ―Last year, Walk the Walk gave
cooling caps to hospitals for chemotherapy patients. ―These caps help stop sufferers‘ hair from
falling out. It‘s important to have little things like that that to make life a bit more bearable.‖ To support and sponsor Maria, visit
www.wa l k t h ewa l k f u n d r a i s i n g . o r g / Maria_Bacon_1207.
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