Principality staff go on the run for Macmillan Cancer Support
By Effective Communication
Principality’s children’s mascot, Dylan the Dragon, along with almost 80 Principality staff took to the streets of Cardiff to raise awareness and funding for the building society’s Charity of the Year – Macmillan Cancer Support.
In a specially organised two-mile fun run from Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Bay, staff donned their trainers and t-shirts and raised their total charity fund to more than £35,000.
Principality’s Louise Hiscott, who organised the event, said: “The Society’s staff are eager to get behind Macmillan Cancer Support, a charity that is particularly close to our hearts, and so we wanted an event that would enable everyone to get involved – whether they walked, ran, dressed up or just came in their work clothes!
“The atmosphere was great and we not only helped to raise much-needed funding, we also helped to raise awareness – something that is hugely important for the charity.”
Sue Pickin, Macmillan Fundraising Manager for South East Wales, said: “Principality Building Society has put a lot of effort into fundraising events so far and I know that Louise spent a lot of time organising the fun run on our behalf. There was a great atmosphere on the day and it was good to see everyone putting some fun into fundraising!”
The fun run is the latest activity in a long list of fundraising initiatives planned for the year by Principality staff, which have already included an 80 foot abseil off the side of the Celtic Manor Hotel, a walk across Wales from Aberystwyth to Shropshire, and the World’s longest true rowing race.
With more than £35,000 raised already, the Society is able to pay for a Macmillan Nurse for eight months, at a cost of £4,076 – and by the end of the year they hope to be able to fund a Macmillan Nurse for the whole of 2011.
More than 100,000 people in Wales are currently living with or beyond cancer and one in three will be diagnosed with it during their lifetime. Macmillan Cancer Support provides practical, medical, emotional and financial support for people diagnosed with cancer, their family and carers.
There are around 200 Macmillan professionals working in hospitals and out in the community in Wales. As well as nurses they include physiotherapists, social workers, pharmacists, welfare benefits advisers, information co-ordinators and dieticians.
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