Snowdon
500 Challenge – 2010
Snowdon
500 is firmly established as the UK’s largest standalone annual
charity challenge event designed to raise funds for prostate
cancer research. The event will be held again on Saturday 22nd and
Sunday 23rd of May 2010 and participants will be able to choose
either day to trek to the summit of Mt Snowdon, the highest
Mountain in England and Wales. Full registration facilities for
the 2010 Challenge will be available from 1st October 2009 but in
the meantime you can pre-register your interest now and guarantee
a place by:
Snowdon 500 Challenge 2009 : £150,000 raised for Prostate Cancer
Research
500 participants from
all over the UK converged on Llanberis in North Wales on Saturday
16th May to take part in the second Snowdon 500 Challenge. Despite
some testing weather conditions on the day all Snowdon 500
participants completed the challenge and returned to base safely.
There’s no doubt whatsoever that everyone taking part fully
earned the sponsorship money they have raised. And the good news
is that first estimates of the total funds raised for the Prostate
Cancer Research Centre indicate an overall sum of at least £150,000.
This may well increase over the next couple of months as “gift
aid” is taken into account and fundraising activities continue.
Supporting
Snowdon 500 This Year
It’s
because prostate cancer affects so many men and their families /
friends that we organise the Snowdon 500 Challenge as a way of
making people more aware of this killer disease and raise the
funds that are essential to ensure that the research effort
into finding ways of improving the treatment of prostate cancer
and ultimately finding a cure can continue. You can support
Snowdon 500 this year by making a donation direct to the Prostate
Cancer Research Centre by:
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Sending a cheque to “Snowdon 500, Prostate
Cancer Research Centre, 67 Riding House Street, London W1W 7EJ
or
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Securely donate on line by clicking
here, select "Click here to make a donation now"
and then select Snowdon 500 from the drop down list.
What
it’s all about
By taking part, walkers will not only summit the
highest mountain in England and Wales, but do so in the company of
other likeminded people. They will be rewarded by a fantastic and
enjoyable day in the knowledge that the sponsorship funds raised
through this charity event will make an important contribution to
the work of the Prostate Cancer Research Centre in it’s quest to
find a cure for the most common male cancer in the UK.
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| Dr Heather
Payne (Consultant Clinical Oncologist at University
College Hospital, London) said....
"Prostate cancer has traditionally been a 'cinderella'
tumour and the needs of men with this disease have
sometimes been poorly met. However in the last 10
years we have seen very significant advances in the
detection and treatment of this cancer. There is still
a long way to go and the important work at the
Prostate Cancer Research Centre is helping us to
understand prostate cancer more fully. The
developments and discoveries by PCRC are very exciting
and represent part of the future for defeating this
dreadful disease and improving the outcome for men
with prostate cancer".
The Snowdon 500 project was a huge success in
2008 and I would strongly encourage you to participate
in the current event for a very worthy cause. |
Professor
John Masters(Executive Director of the Prostate Cancer
Research centre said......
"Snowdon 500 has provided a massive boost
to prostate cancer research. As a result of the money
raised in 2008, we have fast tracked a research
project taking a major breakthrough towards the
clinic. Snowdon 500 is enhancing the possibility of a
cure for prostate cancer and everyone who takes part
helps the research effort. The research scientists
thank everyone involved for helping them in their
battle against prostate cancer".
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For more information about the important work
being done by the Prostate Cancer Research Centre click here.
For more information about prostate cancer and
its symptoms click here.
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Latest
News
Photography
Competition
We
are asking any Snowdon 500 participants who managed to take
photographs of the day to send them in to us at info@snowdon500.co.uk
There will be a prize for the “best photograph” and for
two runners up. We will also take a selection of the photos
sent in and include them in the souvenir DVD we will be
producing of Snowdon 500 – 2009 over the next couple of
months
Manaros
–
Luxury holiday Accommodation in North
Wales
Peter
and Wendy Hereford (who are also from Hereford!) were the
lucky winners of the top prize in the Snowdon 500 raffle
held on Saturday evening. The prize was kindly sponsored by
Peter Hewlett (North Wales Walking). You too can stay at
this wonderful house located on the Llyn Peninsula – for
details and to book go to www.aberdaronbandb.co.uk
Sponsorship
Opportunities
There are opportunities for business and
companies to sponsor and become involved with the Snowdon
500 Challenge. To find out more click
here or call Matt Rannamets on 07503 782616.
PCRC Video
Watch this new video about the prostate
Cancer Research Centre and find out more about the
pioneering work being done to find a cure for prostate
cancer. Click here to start the
video. |
