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Marc Rowland

As many of you will know, my friend, colleague and super NET Trustee Mike Baker has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Mike's progress in tackling cancer is detailed in his excellent / uplifting / extremely challenging 'beating cancer blog'.

Update 21 Sept 2011: see Marc's fantastic cancer run result on Mike Baker's web site.

My very old (and universally kind) friend Kate Mynard is also going through treatment for breast cancer.

As a way of supporting Mike and Kate in beating cancer, I have decided to take part in the River Kwai half marathon in Thailand on 11 September. Mike's blog, and seeing Kate recently has inspired me to do something a bit daft, namely that I am going to Thailand for the weekend to run the race.

The reason I am telling you about this is that I would like to raise some money for two cancer charities, chosen by Mike and Kate respectively.

The two charities I am supporting are:

Starthrowers: This is a small, East Anglian based charity providing an innovative, integrated approach to cancer treatment: www.starthrowers.org.uk/
Royal Surrey Appeal: The Royal Surrey are trying to raise £10m for equipment and projects across the hospital of which a large amount of funding goes to the St Luke's Cancer Centre (the cancer centre within the hospital) for new radiotherapy equipment. www.royalsurreyappeal.nhs.uk

All you need to do is make a donation online (links below) or send a cheque payable to me at the NET office (detailing a preferred charity if applicable) and I'll make the donation on your behalf. Just a few pounds can really make a difference. Please let me know if you make an online donation so we can keep this page up to date I will keep this page up to date about the total amount raised.

www.starthrowers.org.uk/donate.php

uk.virginmoneygiving.com/charity-web/charity/finalCharityHomepage.action?charityId=1002573

I am hoping to break the 1h 25m mark for the half marathon this time, so lots of encouraging messages (and of course, messages for Kate & Mike) are welcome! These can be sent via marc@nationaleducationtrust.net and may be published on this page. I will let you know how I get on.

Thanks in advance for your help.

NB I am paying all costs for the trip. 100% of your money will go directly to the charity / charities.

Marc Rowland

Phone (44) (0)207 702 0707

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