Going the extra mile to raise money for the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust

Fundraiser David Beaton has his sites set on Lanzarote as he fulfils a promise he made to his parents as a teenager. David, who lost both his parents to a terminal illness will compete in the 2011 Ironman Competition to raise money for the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust. The fundraising effort starts with a 2.4mile swim, followed by a 112mile bike and finishes with a 26.2mile run. Lanzarote is said to be the world’s hardest Ironman. “This is my biggest challenge so far and marks my return to triathlon after 4 years. My training for this race is starting a full year ahead of race day 21st May 2011 and is designed to help me finish not get a great time. So why do this? I’ve now lost both parents to terminal diseases – this is about both raising money for charities that supported them and also completing an event that as a teenager I told my parents I would do one day.” said David David is raising money for the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, the biggest brain tumour charity in the UK. It currently spends around £1m per year on much-needed research in this field. Paul Carbury, CEO of the charity, said: ‘We are so grateful to those people who take time out of their lives to raise funds for The Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust. Our fundraising efforts support vital research which helps the medical profession shape their understanding of this devastating and complex disease. In 2009, we funded a record £1m of research and our projects were responsible for announcing a range of significant breakthroughs. It’s thanks to the support we receive from the general public that we can continue to do this.”

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