charity sector
After completing the race (and raising an incredible £1,300) Chevonne said the response to her efforts was incredible: “Not long after the race I received lots of thank you cards from the children at the hospice. They were all hand-made and each had written a personal message inside. You just know then all the time spent training, the tough miles at the end were all worthwhile. I remember opening each of them up individually, getting really emotional and just welling up.” Since the half marathon, the relationship with Claire House has remained strong. Re- cently Chevonne attended a Christmas Fayre at Thornton Manor and met several of the Claire House team: “By the time we com- peted in the race, both Helen and I were on first name terms with nearly everyone at the hospice. We really forged a connection with the people who work for the charity and it was great to come together again for a great cause.” Lauren Luxton, of Claire House, said these fundraising efforts are indispensible to the charity: “Claire House costs around £6,500 every single day to run and we currently have 190 families that we care for throughout the year. We’re so lucky to be supported by so many people in lots of different ways and our challengers and runners are so commit- ted to us as a charity, they really do make a massive difference to families that rely on the hospice.”
With such a strong portfolio of events, there’s no surprise that BTR Liverpool attracts runners who are fundraising for national charities like Macmillan Cancer Support. The importance of Macmillan’s work becomes clear when considering the number of people living with cancer is increasing and by 2030, the number of people living with and beyond cancer in Cheshire, Merseyside and the Wirral will fill Liverpool’s Anfield stadium nearly three and a half times.
Nicola Jones, of Macmillan Cancer Support told BTR Liverpool: “Every single Team
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Not long after the race I received lots of thank you cards from the children at the hospice. They were all handmade and each had written a personal message inside.
Macmillan runner plays a vital part in help- ing to make sure no-one faces cancer alone. We’re determined to make sure that people living with cancer and their loved ones get the support they need. But we can’t do it with- out the support of people like our runners in Team Macmillan.”
In 2013, Macmillan invested over £1.1m in services in the area - this helped to sup- port the mobile information centre ‘Beryl’, which spent 28 days in the area supporting over 4,500 people with free and confidential information and support. ’Beryl’ also helped direct over 2,000 calls from local people to the Macmillan Support Line. Macmillan has also helped fund 281 Macmillan professionals working in local clinical environments and the community, as well as much more - all of which is only made possible by the hard work and dedication of our supporters.
Nicola continued: “Every step a runner in
Team Macmillan takes, all the hours of training put in, every effort of fundraising made, all makes very a big difference to the lives of those affected by cancer.” BTR Liverpool has five official charities; Radio City’s Cash For Kids, Claire House, Everton in the Community, Jospice and Roy Castle. More information is available here at the BTR Liverpool website. You can take part in various events across the country for Macmillan Cancer Support; find out more at the Macmillan website.
Click here for full listing of North of England charities 35
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