MacMillan Cancer Support
It’s not when you finish!
It’s why!
Join Team Macmillan for your next marathon challenge…
Have you ever said that ‘one day I’ll do a marathon’ or ‘I’m hoping for a PB?’?
Then why not make this year the year and experience a new city while you’re at it?
Here at Macmillan we have some great packages available for some of the world’s most famous marathons. So join Team Macmillan and you’ll have the marathon experience of a lifetime with loads of support plus the pride of knowing that you’re helping people living with cancer.
We’ll provide you with expert training and fundraising advice and give you all the information and support you’ll need to ensure you have a successful and memorable run. Plus we’ll be in town on the marathon weekend with plenty of Team Macmillan activities and the loudest cheer-points around to support your fantastic challenge.
Check out the marathons below….
Paris Marathon
Where better than the most romantic city in the world for a short-break running holiday!
For more details on our packages visit
www.macmillan.org.uk/parismarathon
Berlin Marathon
This German giant has established itself as the race to target if you’re looking at beating your personal best.
For more details on our packages visit
www.macmillan.org.uk/berlinmarathon
New York Marathon
You’ll experience a colourful tour of New York City as you run through its five unique boroughs – Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan.
For more details on our packages visit
www.macmillan.org.uk/newyorkmarathon
Whatever marathon you aim to conquer, make your run count by helping people affected by cancer and….
Go the extra mile for Macmillan’s Centenary in 2011
Today, Douglas Macmillan’s legacy lives on after 100 amazing years of cancer support. Macmillan is an essential source of support for people living with cancer and a major force for improving cancer care. But we’re still not reaching everybody living with cancer. And in the future our services will be more vital than ever. We estimate that in the next twenty years the number of people living with cancer will double to 4 million, and many of those will live longer with their cancers than ever before. Our job of being there for everybody at every stage of their cancer journey will be harder than ever.
Remember: a little effort x lots of people = many lives improved
£1,000 is just 10 times £100!
£1,000 could pay for about five Macmillan palliative care nurses for a day. They help terminally ill people, and their families or carers, cope with the diagnosis and support them so they can continue with their normal activities.
£1,000 could pay for a third of the build costs of a Macmillan Information Point. The Point allows people to easily access Macmillan information resources.
£1,000 could pay for the translation of two and a half of our cancer publications into Welsh.
The cost of travelling to hospital for regular treatment can have a serious impact on a family’s finances. £1,000 could pay for at least six Macmillan Grants that cover the cost of a person’s travel to hospital for treatment.
Hear it from our 2010 marathon runners ……
“Just wanted to say thanks and well done to you both and the rest of your team for organising a great event in NY. We thoroughly enjoyed it and it was great that you created such a team spirit to help all the runners and their guests get the most out of a memorable weekend.” Steve Bristow
“It is such a great charity that raising money is easy, and the organisation of events is brilliant for runners – so a pretty good combination if you are looking to run any event for any charity, even if you don’t have a natural affiliation to Macmillan, which of course lots of us do.” Alex Popplewell
“Quite simply ‘a life changing experience.’ This has changed my whole perspective on life completely and has made me want to do greater things to help others.” Justin Molloy
So join Team Macmillan today and help us help everyone affected by cancer!
W: www.macmillan.org.uk/running
Macmillan Cancer Support at the Etape du Tour
Join Team Macmillan at one of the world’s top cycling events and not only will you complete a fantastic challenge, you will also improve the lives of the 2 million people living with cancer in the UK today.
Following on from our successful tours of the Alps, we want to challenge people to the ultimate biking event in 2011 – the Etape du Tour. By joining our Team, we will provide you with fantastic support from the off with our detailed fundraising pack to our training guide developed by sports professionals. We will also be on hand throughout the run up to and after the event to support you in your challenge.
We have plenty of guaranteed places available so if you want to follow in the cycle tracks of the pros and help Macmillan in its aim of reaching and improving the lives of everyone affected by cancer, then e-mail us at biking@macmillan.org.uk or give us a call on 020 7840 7875.
