Snowdon 500
raising vital funds for prostate cancer research
Over the past 5 years participants taking
part in the Snowdon 500 Challenge have raised £750,000 for
prostate cancer research and helped to make a huge
contribution to research projects being carried out at the
Prostate Cancer Research Centre.
We are aiming to raise £1M by May 2014
and we need your help to reach this target and help improve
the lives and survival of men with prostate cancer. Whether
you or your family / friends have been directly or
indirectly affected by cancer there is no time like the
present to show your support and you can do this by taking
part in the Snowdon 500 Challenge or the Welsh 3 Peaks
Challenge next May. We still have places available
on both days
for the Snowdon
500 Challenge so if you are up for it why not register now
to take part - there is still plenty of time to join and you
will be able to continue fundraising
until the end of June
Snowdon
500 Challenge
ON-LINE REGISTRATION WILL
BE AVAILABLE FROM 1ST JULY 2013
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Welsh
3 Peaks Challenge
ON-LINE REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 1ST
JULY 2013
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Some Feedback
from 2012
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Kevin Wooldridge...... I found the
Snowdon 500 Challenge event very inspiring. Many thanks to the
team involved for organising and administrating this event so
well - and for putting together such an excellent goody bag.
Gordon Foster..... I want to say very
well done to you and all your helpers on organising a very
professionally run event.
Hannah Williams........I would like
to take this opportunity to thank you for the chance to take
part in the Three Peaks Challenge. This has been a real
challenge for me as I didn't think I would have the stamina to
climb one mountain, never mind three. What kept me going was
the thought that I was helping raise money for this worthwhile
cause, to try and help people like my dad and uncle.
Martyn Jordan.....Once again, very
well organised with highly detailed information. It would give
anyone the confidence to undertake the challenge if
sufficiently fit and equipped. (Welsh 3 Peaks)
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Long standing Prostate Cancer Research
Centre supporter Jonathan Sington has been elected as
President of the Worcester Severn Rotary Club for the year to
June 2014. Jonathan (and other members of his family) have
taken part in each of the past 5 Snowdon 500 Challenges
raising substantial funds for prostate cancer research and now
he has selected the Prostate Cancer Research Centre as his
chosen charity for his one year term of office. Jonathan is
planning a number of fundraising events during his presidency
and the first of these will be on Friday 25th October 2013 at
the Bank House and Country Club on the outskirts of Worcester
when Michael Portillo will be the guest speaker. Ticket prices
will be £50.00.each. All profits from this and future events
will go to the Prostate Cancer Research Centre. So if you live
within reach of Worcester why not book a seat at what is sure
to be a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable evening with a top
class after dinner speaker thrown in for good measure. Contact
Jonathan
Sington for more information..
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Snowdon
500 – 5th Anniversary Buffs
Why not support the Prostate Cancer
Research Centre by purchasing one of these unique
Snowdon 500 Buffs which are not available from any
retail outlets. if you would like to buy one of these
from, the Prostate Cancer Research Centre you can do so
by going to http://www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/online-shop/branded-goods.
The Buffs are priced at just £12 and all proceeds will
go to the Charity.
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www.Summit Junkie.Co.uk proud
sponsors and supporters of Prostate Cancer
Research Center's Snowdon 500 Challenge
and Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge have been awarded
“Product of the Month” by Trail Magazine for
their comprehensive range of top quality
“mountain” T shirts. Interested ? visit the Summit Junkie web site and
review the full range of T-Shirts including Mt
Snowdon and order / buy securely on-line.
Summit Junkie will be selling
their range of "Snowdon" mountain
t-shirts from the marquee at Snowdon 500 (Royal
Victoria Hotel, Llanberis) on Saturday 18 &
Sunday 19 May at a special discounted price of
just £15 providing a great opportunity to
purchase one of these high quality T-Shirts."
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Darth
Vader Is Supporting Prostate Cancer Research
We are pleased to announce that
Dave Prowse M.B.E. will be speaking and
entertaining at the Snowdon 500 Celebration
Evening & Buffet to be held at the Royal
Victoria Hotel in Llanberis on Saturday 18th May
from 8pm. Dave played the part of the “Green
Cross Code man” back in the 1970’s and
1980’s with the campaign reducing the number of
road accidents in the UK by 50% and saving many
lives. Perhaps more famously Dave played the part
of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy
and has appeared in many other films and TV
programmes. Dave will be providing an entertaining
insight into his role as Darth Vader that most
infamous Star Wars villain. It's sure to be a
fantastic evening so if you are taking part in the
Snowdon 500 or Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge you can
reserve an Evening Celebration / buffet ticket
(just £10) by email to info@snowdon500.co.uk
or text to 07446 534436
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What’s it all
about
In the UK more than 30,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer
annually and around 10,000 men die of this terrible disease – on
average that’s at least one death every hour on every day.
It’s because prostate cancer affects so many men and their
families / friends that we organise the Snowdon 500 Charity
Challenge as a way of making more people aware of this killer
disease and to raise the funds that are essential to support the
research being carried out to find ways of improving the treatment
of this killer disease and ultimately to find a cure. Click here to learn more about the work of
PCRC.
By taking part you will not only summit the highest mountain in England
& Wales but do so in the company of likeminded people from all
over the UK. You will be rewarded by a fantastic and enjoyable
mountain experience. There is no greater personal satisfaction
than knowing that the sponsorship funds you raise will make an
important contribution to the work of the Prostate Cancer Research
Centre in its quest to find a cure for the most frequently
diagnosed male cancer. So
help us make the Snowdon 500 and Welsh 3 Peaks Challenges
successful and special by signing up now to take part.
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Matt
and the Every Month Matters campaign
6 years ago Matt Rannamets came up
with the idea of organising and managing the annual
Snowdon 500 Challenge (and more recently the PCRC
Welsh 3 Peaks Challenge) to raise funds for the
Prostate Cancer Research Centre. Having already raised
£750,000 in the past 5 years he is aiming to reach £1M
by May 2014. Matt more recently agreed to take part in
the Every Month Matters campaign to further help
awareness about this killer disease.
Matt was diagnosed with high-risk
locally advanced prostate cancer in December 2003. At
the time he was told he could expect to live for two,
possibly three, years and so should consider 'getting
his affairs in order'.
In this film - nine
years after his original diagnosis - Matt, together
with his family and friends, provide an account of why
Every Month Matters to them. This film has been
developed as part of the Every Month Matters
initiative to illustrate the experience of living with
advanced prostate cancer. You can view the short film
on YouTube at ....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghXeqEXI7sw
Matt with son
Gareth at Annapurna Base Camp
Every Month Matters is a
pan-European disease awareness campaign supported and
funded by Astellas Pharma Europe Ltd., which aims to
raise awareness of the impact of advanced prostate
cancer on patients, families, healthcare systems and
the wider economy, whilst exploring differences in
care delivery and treatment access in the UK and
across Europe. To find out more about Every Month
Matters visit: www.everymonthmatters.org
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Payne (Consultant Clinical Oncologist at University
College Hospital, London) said....
"In
the past the needs of men with Prostate Cancer have
been poorly met. However in the last 10 years we have
seen very significant advances in the detection and
treatment of this cancer. There have been major
developments in surgical and radiotherapy techniques
and also with new and highly effective drugs that are
being used to treat advanced disease. This is so
encouraging but 10,000 men a year continue lose their
lives to prostate cancer and this means that there is
still a long way to go before we can beat this
disease. The vitally important work at the Prostate
Cancer Research Centre is helping us to understand
prostate cancer more fully. The developments and
discoveries made at the Research Centre are very
exciting and represent part of the future for
defeating this dreadful disease and improving the
quality of life and outcome for men with prostate
cancer.
The
Snowdon 500 Challenge and more recently the PCRC Welsh
3 Peak Challenge has been a huge success raising
£750,000 in the last 5 years and I would strongly
encourage you to participate in the next events taking
place in May 2013 to support this very worthy cause.
Thank you so much to all the brave souls who tackle
the mountain and also to those who support them in
their endeavors and to our amazing and generous
fundraisers." |
England & British Lions Rugby legend & newly
appointed Director of Rugby for Newcastle Falcons
-Dean Richards said....
"I have to confess to being less than
enthusiastic about taking part in the Snowdon500.
Not because of the cause, which is fantastic, but
because a lifetime spent on the rugby pitch has
taken its toll on the knees! The prospect of the
trek to the summit filled me with dread to say the
least – especially after having a heavy night with
the boys on Thursday!
Of course, I needn’t have worried. I had a
great time with my group (who I hadn’t met before)
ambling to the summit, stopping for refreshments at
the summit and then strolling back down to Llanberis
to collect certificates and goodie bags before
retiring to the bar to enjoy a hard earned pint.
The event was very well
organised and it was reassuring to know that if the
knees had given way there were plenty of well
trained marshals on hand to help out. I’m very
much looking forward to starting my new job with
Newcastle Falcons and (if we don’t make the
play-offs) I will be back with the Snowdon500 again
next year and hopefully I’ll be bringing the
family too. It’s a great event, really friendly
and well organised and the Prostate Cancer Research
Centre is a great charity which really needs and
deserves your support. I look forward to seeing you
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Ian Anderson
is supporting Prostate Cancer Awareness
Ian Anderson, known throughout the world
of rock music as the flute and voice behind the legendary
Jethro Tull, celebrates his 45th year as an international
recording and performing musician in 2013. After a lengthy
career, Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull have released 30 studio
and live albums, selling more than 60 million copies since
the band first performed at London's famous Marquee Club in
February 1968. Currently on a mega world Tour Ian is keen to
raise awareness of Prostate Cancer and the research needed
to find a cure. You can support the Snowdon 500 Challenge
& the Prostate Cancer Research Centre by making a
donation however small by clicking
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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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If you are unable to take part in the Snowdon 500 Challenge
this year you can still help and make a difference by making
an online donation via Just Giving.
Please donate now by
clicking the Just Giving Button above.
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