On 26th April Glen Reeve, with the support and sponsorship of ContractorUmbrella, will be running for 26 miles; just imagine running 26 miles! For most of us the thought of running for a bus is exhausting – the marathon course is further than the distance between England and France ! So why is Glen doing this? And more to the point why is he doing it when he’s over 50 years old (sorry Glen).
This is why: In February 1987 Paul O’Gorman died of Leukaemia; he was just 14 years old. Within the same year his sister Jean was also killed by Cancer, a devastating blow to the O’Gorman family. Despite these tragedies Paul and Jean’s parents began fundraising so that they could help other children with Leukaemia and also fulfill a promise that they had made to Paul before he died. Paul continues to inspire the work of CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA. What started as a small memorial charity is now the UK ’s leading charity dedicated to the conquest of childhood leukaemia through pioneering research, new treatments and the support of leukaemic children and their families. The incredible scientific advances made have ensured that 4 out of 5 children now survive Leukaemia but, alarmingly, incidence of Leukaemia have been rising steadily for the last 50 years. Glen would like your help to raise money for this wonderful cause and therefore we would ask you to donate as much or as little as you can afford.
Please click the following link and ContractorUmbrella will match all donations made pound for pound – http://www.contractorumbrella.com/charities.html
