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£150,000 raised for Prostate Cancer Research
450 walkers from all parts of the UK
converged on the village of Llanberis in North Wales to take part in
the first Snowdon 500 Challenge. The weather was fairly kind
although somewhat misty and chilly at the summit but everyone
managed to complete the challenge successfully and arrive back down
tired but safe. A few completed the course in a little over 3 hours
( and swear they didn't catch the train down) but
everyone thoroughly enjoyed the experience and we as organisers are
proud of everyone of them.
As people returned to sign themselves
back in we asked for rough estimates of the sponsorship raised and
the total came to a staggering £150,000 which easily exceeded the
original financial target of £100,000. The total is
likely to increase further over the coming weeks when other
donations and gift aid is taken into account. We plan to let
everyone know the final result when we have it in a couple of months
time.
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Andrew Rosindell MP, Member of parliament
for Romford said:
"I am grateful to you for sending me this information about
the climb of
Mount
Snowdon
to raise funds for Prostate Cancer Research Centre.
Of
course, I will be pleased to endorse this very worthwhile
endeavour."
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Bill
Beaumont, former captain of the England rugby team and British
Lions and patron of the PCRC, said:
“Every pound raised by
those who take part in the Snowdon 500 challenge will go towards
research that may eventually produce a cure for men with
prostate cancer. I would therefore like to thank all those who
sign up for the challenge and wish them every success on the
day.”
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