Earlier blogs have promoted the Great Skipton Santa Fun Run organised by Skipton Craven Rotary Club, in which Towler & Staines played a minor role involving tea, coffee and mince pies. On Tuesday evening an event was held to announce the sums raised and to present cheques to major beneficiaries. Overall 25 different charities received monies from the event.
The rotary club was excited to announce
that the total funds raised by runners and sponsors at this event was a
staggering £40,020 ,an increase of over ten thousand pounds on the amount
raised in the 2013 event and makes the total raised over 5 years of over
£113,000!
Monies raised have increased leaps and
bounds from £8409 in 2010 to over £40K this year. This eye popping achievement
is all made possible through the amazing support of people willing to run
for fun and gain sponsorship along with all the people and organisations who
help support the running of the race and sponsors and the dedicated Rotary Club Santa Fun Run committee. Most of the sponsorship money had already made its way
to their charities.
Manorlands representatives Rachel
Cunningham & Deborah Chalmers received a cheque from the club president Ken
Lee for £8250, part of the £17446 which was raised on their behalf and the rest
of which they have already received. One group of runners alone, Minty's Army,
were responsible for raising over £4000 , running in memory of Jason Kendall.
Rachel, senior hospice fundraiser, said "On behalf of all at Sue
Ryder Manorlands Hospice , a big thank you to Skipton Craven Rotary and all the
participants who made this event such a success. We've been involved in this
fantastic event since year one and we're delighted to see it going from
strength to strength. The funds raised allow us to continue providing our
incredible care, both at Manor lands and out in the local community.
Yorkshire Air ambulance's Melanie
Devine received a cheque for £5314, part of the £5659 which was raised on
their behalf, said " we're absolutely thrilled to be part of this
event and to receive such a generous donation from Skipton Craven Rotary Club.
We thought it one of the best events we have attended all year and it was
wonderful example of community involvement and great fun. It will enable the
Air Ambulance to continue to serve the people of Yorkshire in the future."
Airedale's Dr Meg Crossley received a
cheque for £3000, part of the £3260 which was raised on their behalf, towards
the Airedale Hospital Emergency Department appeal, the chosen charity of club
president Ken Lee. She said "The new ED is everything we had hoped it
would be. The facilities for children and their parents are fantastic and by
keeping children relaxed and happy they are much easier to assess. Our dementia
friendly rooms and furniture are helping reduce stress and anxiety for these
vulnerable patients. we are so grateful to the club for their support of our
appeal throughout the year we have been able to buy lots of equipment already.
the donation from the run will take the appeal total over the £100k target and
enable us to buy the remaining cardiac monitors so that every patient who need
it can have immediate access to state of the art monitoring. From a
personal perspective the Fun Run was fantastic fun. I can't wait to run again
this year.
Don't forget come and join us for the Fun
Run on the 29th November, all are welcome. Help us try and raise £50K next
time!
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