Patricia tri-es hard to fund breast cancer research
Press Release For immediate release: 3 August 2010 Press contact: Louise Garrahan, Media Relations Officer, Breast Cancer Campaign, DD 0207 749 3724, Email: lgarrahan@breastcancercampaign.org Patricia tri-es hard to fund breast cancer research Patricia Ivory from Sutton, Surrey has laced up her running shoes to train for the HSBC Triathlon this September in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign. Patricia will join hundreds of competitors to swim, cycle and run around Dorney Lake, Buckinghamshire on Sunday 12 September 2010 in memory of her mother and aunt who both sadly passed away from secondary breast cancer. Patricia who previously took part in cycling challenge, Pedal it Pink, for Breast Cancer Campaign, said: “After taking part in the cycle ride and raising over £1500, I was really determined to do more for Breast Cancer Campaign and also continue my get-fit goal for 2010. After losing more than four stone with the help of my personal trainer Shelley Baker from TRIFITS-U, she persuaded me to enter a novice triathlon in July which I loved and am now training with her for the HSBC Triathlon which is a sprint distance. I hope lots of people will dig deep and sponsor me for this challenge and help Campaign continue funding vital breast cancer research.” Patricia, 50, is taking on the triathlon with Shelley an experienced triathlete and another of Shelley’s clients, Sara Compton, and hopes to raise over £1000. If you would like to help Patricia reach their fundraising target, please visit www.justgiving.com/patricia-ivory and donate what you can. If you would like to join the race to beat breast cancer and take part in a run for Breast Cancer Campaign, please call the charity on 0207 749 4114 or visit www.breastcancercampaign.org ENDS Picture caption: Sara Compton, Patricia Ivory and Shelley Baker Notes to editors • Breast Cancer Campaign aims to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure • Currently it supports 108 research projects, worth over £16.5 million, in 39 centres of excellence across the UK and Ireland • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK and accounts for nearly one in three of all cancers in women • In the UK, nearly 46,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year - that’s 125 a day • Visit www.breastcancercampaign.org • Read Chief Executive Pamela Goldberg’s blog http://pamelagoldbergblog.blogspot.com/
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