OUR GIRLS RUN FOR CANCER RESEACH

 

Race for Life is Cancer Research UK’s flagship event that has grown to become the UK’s largest women-only fundraising event.

In 2007 Race For LIfe brought together 665,000 women to walk, jog or run 5k to raise £40 million pounds for Cancer Research UK – the world’s leading independent organisation dedicated to cancer research. Please click here to read for about Cancer Research and Race For Life.

Racing For Our Jo

Last year a member of the Finders team was diagnosed with breast cancer, and has recently finished her tough chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments, and is now on the road to recovery…

When people close to you are diagnosed it can be a big shock and really hits home how prevalant Cancer is in the UK. I’m sure we all know at least one person close to us who has suffered. So this year we all decided to do Race For Life to raise money for Cancer Research and all its sufferers and their families.

On Sunday 18th May 2008 we took part in the Race For Life at Mote Park in Maidstone, Kent. Near enough all the girls that work at Finders head office took part.

Mote Park is a beautiful setting, the rain held off and the sun even popped out… it was a beautiful day and the exercise did us all good I’m sure! We raised a fantastic £1558.20 for Cancer Research! An amazing achievement for… We will definitely be back for the 2009 event! Well done girls!