CHARITY JACK’S PACK
PFEW crew contributes to thousands of pounds raised for children cancer charity launched by Met detective parents
A team of PFEW National Board members joined police officers across the UK, running a half marathon in New York to raise funds for children facing a rare form of cancer.
On May 18, 115 police officers from the Metropolitan Police Service, Essex Police, British Transport Police, Surrey Police, Bedfordshire Police and the National Crime Agency alongside Phil Jones, Simon Kempton, Richie Murray, Steve Taylor, Mel Warnes, ran eight laps of the Southern Loop in Central Park, which is just over 13.2 miles, for the charity J-A-C-K.
J-A-C-K was founded in 2005 after three-year-old Jack Brown, son of Met detectives Yvonne and Richard Brown, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that attacks the nerve cells. Jack was given specialist treatment in
New York at a unique facility that uses an anti-body treatment for neuroblastoma, providing the best possible care and opportunity for beating the disease. Tragically, Jack died in 2009 but work
continues for the charity, which now raises money to help other children suffering from neuroblastoma to travel to New York for treatment. Team Jack have been raising money for the last 19 years and have raised over £4 million, with approximately £70,000 of that being raised this year. The following day, the pack also participated in a 5k NYPD memorial run, joining 1500 runners to remember fallen colleagues. National Board Member Steve Taylor
said: “Personally I thought the experience was amazing! It was my first time, and I enjoyed every minute. “We paid our own way and raised money on our own JustGiving pages. I raised just under £500 but others like Mel were able to raise much more. “Being in full uniform at the 9/11 memorial as we laid a wreath was very moving, and I enjoyed visiting 1 Police Plaza and meeting senior leaders from the NYPD.
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“It was a six-day trip filled with hard work, great experiences and fantastic memories and I hope I’m lucky enough to do it again next year - only this time without an injury!” Mel Warnes from the National Secretary’s office said: “I thought
this was an amazing experience. We all did our own run, completing all the laps, stopping along the way to speak to the
“We all self-funded the trip and at the same time raised a phenomenal amount of money for the charity.”
public who were wondering what we were doing. There was so much support for British policing from the American public. “I was proud to be in uniform when we were spoken to on the subway or walking
along the street to and from the events. “We all self-funded the trip and at the same time raised a phenomenal amount of money for the charity. “The memorial run the following day was very special and I am so pleased I was part of that too. I would love to
do it again next year which will be the twentieth anniversary.”
For more information on J-A-C-K, visit
www.j-a-c-k.org
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