34 New Year New You • Charity Challenges


Get into shape and help protect the planet


Go the extra mile for pancreatic cancer


There’s nothing more exciting than setting yourself a goal for the new year, and Pancreatic Cancer Action has the perfect challenge for you


you to join its team. Taking place on the 28 May, the event gives


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o you want to make 2018 a year that counts?


If so, join WWF’s Team Panda and do something great for your planet.


Take steps to help protect wildlife or tackle climate change and get fit at the same time — all while raising vital funds to help protect our beautiful planet. Whether you enjoy running, cycling or


walking, Team Panda offers a variety of amazing challenge events across the UK. The charity’s fantastic community will help you from day one of training all the way to the finish line.


For more information, visit wwf.org.uk/ teampanda2018, call 01483 426333 or email teampanda@wwf.org.uk. Join today and make ‘The Panda Made Me Do It’ your motto in 2018


you the opportunity to race around the city of London, taking in some of its iconic landmarks including Nelson’s Column, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. With the race starting on The Mall and finishing opposite Buckingham Palace, it’s set to be a magnificent event. Pancreatic Cancer Action has charity places in


the 10k for people keen to take on the challenge as well as to help raise vital funds to combat the disease. Registration is free to everyone signing up to run for Pancreatic Cancer Action. All entrants have to do is raise the minimum spon- sorship of £100 for the charity. Almost 10,000 people are diagnosed with


pancreatic cancer in the UK every year. Most will die within six months of diagnosis and just five percent will survive for more than five years. Founded by pancreatic cancer survivor Ali


Stunt, Pancreatic Cancer Action is focused on improving early diagnosis so that more people survive the disease. The charity’s work includes funding research into early diagnosis, providing medical education, launching aware- ness campaigns and lobbying the government to increase research funding.


More information can be found at Pancreatic Cancer Action pancreatitccanceraction.org Charity No. 1137689


he 2018 London Vitality 10,000 is the biggest London 10k running event of the year and Pancreatic Cancer Action wants


Pancreatic Cancer Action’s ultimate goal is to


ensure that more patients are diagnosed at an early stage so that they have the best chance of survival. Join the charity's team and help it stamp out


late diagnosis. Vitality London 10,000


Date: 28 May 2018 Registration fees: Free to enter Minimum sponsorship: £100 Register at panact.org/london10000 Email: Fundraising@panact.org


Saturday 6th January 2018


Think you’re too busy to train for a marathon?


One of the difficulties faced by the families


Thea works with is that their income is irregular and unreliable. With no banks to speak of, saving money is a remote possibility. The fragility of this existence can have heart-


breaking consequences. A child getting sick at a scarce time of year, when there’s no money for healthcare, faces bleak odds of survival.


Running to change lives Thea works to overcome these difficul- ties by establishing Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) — groups of 25 people who save together and are able to take small loans out from those savings. The positive effects of VSLAs on the lives of children are striking. A recent evaluation found that food poverty among members has fallen from 75% to 20% after just one year of saving. Because she spends so much of her year


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f Children in Crisis programme manager Thea Lacey won’t stop training despite her constant travel to remote, conflict affected


areas, then surely you can fit training around your busy London lifestyle? “I spend three months a year in DR Congo and


I knew that if I was ever going to run my very first marathon, I’d need to tackle the obstacle of training in this remote region,” said Thea. Thea has been helping children and families


on a remote high plateau in DR Congo for two years, doing everything from building schools to helping women earn and save money. However, this is the first time she’ll be training for a marathon in the mountainous region. Follow her blog as she takes on this challenge at childrenin- crisis.org


working in country, her 2018 London marathon training plan will need to include training runs on the plateau, which is almost 10,000ft above sea level and accessible only on foot along a single unpaved road. Children in Crisis will be keeping a sharp eye on any security develop- ments in the region to ensure her safety. “It feels good to raise money for vulner-


able communities, especially since I’ve worked with them for so long. It’s also rewarding because I know exactly what a huge impact my fundraising will have,” said Thea.


Join Thea and make 2018 the year you supercharge your fitness and change children’s lives by running a marathon for Children in Crisis. childrenincrisis.org E: events@childrenincrisis.org T: 020 7627 6750


Charity Registration No. 1020488


get the wrong gift again.


Never Picking the perfect present can be tricky, but


tree and woodland dedications make an ideal gift. Simple, local and surprisingly affordable, you’ll be giving something to wildlife and nature too. And taking the stress out of getting it right.


The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales no. 294344 and in Scotland no. SC038885. 8973 10/16


Visit


woodlandtrustshop.com/ dedications or call


0330 333 3300 to find out more


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