Start the New Year with the ultimate fitness challenge!
Press release For immediate release: 21 December 2009 Press contact: Katie Power, 020 7749 3720 kpower@breastcancercampaign.org Start the New Year with the ultimate fitness challenge! New Year’s resolutions often fly out of the window before January has even begun. So set yourself a goal worth sticking to in 2010 and give yourself the perfect reason to get fit by taking on Breast Cancer Campaign’s Kilimanjaro Summit climb. The charity is encouraging all brave adventurers from Newcastle to put their new-found resolve for fitness to the test by conquering the highest freestanding mountain in the world. The trek runs from 16 – 27 June 2010, so sign up now and get training to tackle the impressive 5,895m slopes to help raise vital funds for breast cancer research. Twenty-nine-year-old Joseph English from Newcastle Upon Tyne signed up to take part in Campaign’s Kilimanjaro challenge in 2010 in support of his mum who had a cancer scare a few years ago. He is encouraging everyone in the local area to sign up and take on the challenge of a lifetime to help raise money for Campaign. Joseph said “After my mum’s scare, I’ve taken the opportunity to raise as much money as I can for Breast Cancer Campaign. Previously this has been through sponsored bike rides and fun runs, but this time it’s not going to be so easy. Climbing Kilimanjaro will be one of the hardest things I’ve done to date, but life is a challenge so I’m determined to reach the summit and raise as much money as I can for this worthwhile charity.” Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the largest volcanoes to ever break through the Earth’s crust. This intense adventure sees trekkers tackle every eco-system known to mankind as they ascend across rough terrain and tackle high-altitude conditions in an attempt to reach its summit. If you would like to help Joseph with his fundraising by making a donation, please visit his Just Giving page at http://www.justgiving.com/josephenglish Registration for the Kilimanjaro Summit Climb is required by 16 March 2010 (other dates are available throughout 2010). Campaign has a range of other overseas challenges available, so there is a challenge to suit everyone. For more information about the Kilimanjaro Summit climb or any other event, please call 020 7749 3700 or visit breastcancercampaign.org ENDS Photo caption: Breast Cancer Campaign supporters at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro 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 113 research projects, worth over £15.5 million, in 44 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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