One of the most important elements of my trip to Santiago is to raise money for Leukaemia Research. £3000 is my target a £1 for every mile of the journey. Why have I chosen to support this particular charity you may ask?
Thankfully neither I nor any member of my direct family has been affected by this awful disease, but as a clergyman I have sadly all to offset come across people who have particularly children and young adults. My predecessors’ wife was very ill with the disease while they were here at the vicarage so the good folk of Shrivenham know all to well about its implications. Thankfully she made a full recovery.
As a clergyman I am mailed by charities on a daily basis so I am aware of the never ending list of possible causes to support. The deciding factor was joining the Lotus Seven Club, as Leukaemia Research is the Clubs charity and to date the club has raised £340,653.78 which is no mean feet. As I am undertaking my trip in a Lotus / Caterham 7 it seemed the logical charity to choose.
Leukaemia Research is the only charity in the UK dedicated exclusively to researching blood cancers and disorders including leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and other lymphomas, and myeloma. Anyone, at any age can be diagnosed with a blood cancer. 24,500 people in the UK are diagnosed every year. The Charity is committed to giving every one of them the best chance of survival. It has scientists and doctors working in over fifty top research centres across the UK, seeking to improve diagnosis of blood disorders and treatments for patients, and to find a cure for blood cancers.
Thankfully neither I nor any member of my direct family has been affected by this awful disease, but as a clergyman I have sadly all to offset come across people who have particularly children and young adults. My predecessors’ wife was very ill with the disease while they were here at the vicarage so the good folk of Shrivenham know all to well about its implications. Thankfully she made a full recovery.
As a clergyman I am mailed by charities on a daily basis so I am aware of the never ending list of possible causes to support. The deciding factor was joining the Lotus Seven Club, as Leukaemia Research is the Clubs charity and to date the club has raised £340,653.78 which is no mean feet. As I am undertaking my trip in a Lotus / Caterham 7 it seemed the logical charity to choose.
Leukaemia Research is the only charity in the UK dedicated exclusively to researching blood cancers and disorders including leukaemia, Hodgkin’s and other lymphomas, and myeloma. Anyone, at any age can be diagnosed with a blood cancer. 24,500 people in the UK are diagnosed every year. The Charity is committed to giving every one of them the best chance of survival. It has scientists and doctors working in over fifty top research centres across the UK, seeking to improve diagnosis of blood disorders and treatments for patients, and to find a cure for blood cancers.
They also support patients, their families and friends by providing a free information service including a range of over 40 publications and receive no Government grants and their life-saving research depends entirely on voluntary donations.
I hope that as well as joining me on my adventure through this BLOG that you will also wish to support Leukaemia Research. It couldn’t be easier to donate simply click on the ‘Just Giving’ link on this page and follow the simple instructions. If your not keen on electronic transfers then please just send me a cheque made out to ‘The Leukaemia Research Fund’ to St Andrew’s Vicarage, High Street, Shrivenham, SN6 8AN. I will then pass it on and update the totalizer.
