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Sixty Miles for Sarcoma
July 19-23, 2010, in Cornwall, United Kingdom
A Sixty mile trek along the North Cornwall Coast over five days, starting Monday 19th July. We will be walking from Bude to Mawgan Porth Beach, taking in some of the best views in Cornwall. Visiting Tintagel, Padstow and Port Issac, home of TV’s Doc Martin. Anyone can join us for the full 5 days or for part of the walk.
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Planning is in progress for dozens of events around the world during International Sarcoma Awareness Week: July 17-25, 2010.
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Coffee and Cake Afternoon
July 24, 2009, in Leicester, United Kingdom
As part of International Sarcoma Awareness week, the East Midlands Sarcoma Service held a second event, a ‘Coffee and Cake’ afternoon, in aid of The Sarcoma Trust. This exciting event was held on the 24th July 2009 in the Oncology Centre at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. We had about 100 visitors, including patients, families and staff who purchased our delicious home made cakes, cookies and muffins! An information stand was also set up to raise awareness and inform people about sarcomas. We also sold many ‘Sarcoma knows no Borders’ wristbands. A total of £220.00 was raised this event which was a great success.
In its first year, Team Sarcoma East Midlands Sarcoma Service has raised total of £1530.00 from the ‘Dine India’ and ‘Coffee and Cake’ events. Both events were a huge success not just in raising funds, but it was also great fun, it brought people together and it helped spread the word around about sarcomas. The Team would like to say a big thank you to all those people who were so generous in contributing to such a worthwhile cause.
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A Stroll and a Picnic for Sarcoma
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Dorset, United Kingdom
The Sarcoma South UK Support Group hosted a picnic together at Moors Valley Country Park on Sunday, July 19. The country park is in Dorset in south of England, and people came from many areas of the south and west and even the Midlands. There was a total of 19 people, 11 of whom were sarcoma patients. The event was organised by some members of the recently established Sarcoma South UK Support group: Terri, Sheila, Jan and Tricia.
On arrival we commandeered two large picnic tables and moved them near to some large shrubs to protect us from the buffeting winds – it was “blowing a Hooley” as we say in UK. We are made of stern stuff as we have all grown up being able to enjoy picnics in the most inclement of weathers: it is part of being British. We laid out a tablecloth and weighed it down with many bottles of Cava, a white sparkling wine. We added the makings of a Dorset Cream Tea which were fruited scones, thick clotted cream and fine raspberry and strawberry jams and we welcomed friends as they arrived. People brought additions to the picnic, all manner of savoury and sweet treats, it really was a feast. Some items became airborne and the foxes must have dined well that evening.
Across the picnic field a jazz band was providing background music as we caught up with old friends and made new friends and chatted to each other. The time sped by and soon we had to start packing everything up. Some people had long drives ahead of them. We would not have all got together if not for the Team Sarcoma Initiative. We renewed and made new friendships, which is so important in this sometimes lonely disease.
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Charity Buffet Night
Monday, June 29, at 8:00 p.m.
Team Sarcoma / UK Leicester offered a buffet dinner at Dine India in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire. The event was a huge success. Ninety people attended, including patients, families, village locals, and the sarcoma team (surgeon, clinic coordinators and nurses). More than £1300.00 was raised.
[Due to scheduling issues, this Team Sarcoma event was held outside of the International Sarcoma Awareness Week.]
