£60,000 raised by sea of runners painting park PINK
MORE THAN 1,000 WOMEN TAKE PART IN RACE FOR LIFE FOR CHARITY
MORE than 1,000 women and girls took part in Greater Manchester’s Race for Life to support Cancer Research UK.
The event, which took place at Woodbank Memorial Park in Stockport on Sunday, is estimated to have raised more than £60,000 for Cancer Research UK.
Photographs from the 5k race showed a sea of pink as participants – including cancer survivors and those taking part in memory or celebration of a loved one – enjoyed a mass warm up before setting off.
Laura Cass, Cancer Research UK’s Stockport events manager, said: “Life-saving research is being funded right now thanks to people like the women of Stockport who join the fight at Race for Life.
“By taking part and raising money, our participants play a crucial role in helping to turn discoveries made in the lab into new, better treatments for patients in Stockport and across the UK and we’d like to thank everyone who took part on Sunday.
“The atmosphere on the day was hugely moving - full of emotion, courage, tears and laughter - as people came together to remember loved ones lost to cancer or celebrate the lives of those dear to them who have survived. Race for Life offers a unique opportunity for like-minded ladies to unite against a disease that affects us all in some way.
“Now we’re asking everyone who took part, and all the friends, family and colleagues who pledged to sponsor them, to return the money they’ve raised as soon as possible.
Money raised will help Cancer Research UK scientists find new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease, helping save more lives.”
The next events to take place in the region are the Race For Life Pretty Muddy 5k and 10k on Saturday, June 23, and the 5k and 10k events on Sunday, June 24.
There will also be a 5k event in Oldham that day. The Manchester (Heaton Park) races will take place over the weekend July 14-15.
For more information, visit raceforlife.org or call 0300 123 0770.