# Anniversary run raises over £350,000

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/06/03/anniversary-run-raises-over-350000/
- Published: 2007-06-03T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Up to 4,000 women took part in the Cancer Research’s Race for Life run around the
grounds of Stormont, Belfast, at the weekend. This was the 10th anniversary of the
event and over £350,000 was raised for the charity.

The event was one of 180 races taking place across the UK as part of the biggest-
ever all-female fundraiser. The run included thousands of women with inspirational
stories of survival or memories of a loved one who died from cancer. Many of them
had messages on T-shirts describing why they were running.

Ahead of the race, which was celebrating its 10th anniversary in Northern Ireland,
there was a minute’s silence to give participants an opportunity to reflect. This
was followed by a ‘minute of celebration’, when everyone was encouraged to cheer
and clap.

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Among the celebrities supporting the Ulster event were Linda Keating, sister of 
pop star Ronan Keating, Miss Northern Ireland Catherine Milligan and UTV’s Julian
Simmons. The money raised during Sunday’s event will not only help the charity’s
work throughout the UK but will fund local researchers at Queen’s University who
are currently conducting a wide variety of laboratory studies and clinical trials
aimed at improving the treatment and care of cancer patients.

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