Nott Family Women – Race for Life
I don’t post here very often and when I do it’s certainly never about SEO (I’m way too cool for that). So it pretty much has to be something important nowadays to make me get off my lazy behind and fire-up wordpress. But this post is one that I am very keen and proud to write.
In 2006 a very dear family friend and my Mum’s oldest and closest friend Tamzin Doward passed away after battling with cancer. It was a very tough time for my Mum and also my daughter Mya who was close with her Auntie Tammy.
One thing that my Mum did to make things a little easier, was taking part in last year’s Cancer Research UK Race for Life.
I was so proud that when my Mum told us she was taking part again this year, my wife Janette and 7 year old daughter Mya announced that they will be running too. Mya is especially proud about taking part and has already been round her whole school collecting sponsorships. She also wrote this on her sponsorship page:
[code]“I am doing Race for Life to help people like my Auntie Tammy who died from cancer in 2006. I am trying to raise money to give to the doctors to make medicine to help people with cancer. I am going to do this by running 5km which is very far for me.”[/code]
They are racing this Sunday at 2:30pm, so all of you reading this, please dig deep, click on ONE of the following links and donate whatever you can to such a worthy cause.
Sponsor Mya – Sponsor Janette – Sponsor my Mum
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UPDATE!!!!
Yesterday was race day – and it was fantastic!!
Tens of thousands of runners and supporters turned out on a glorious British sunny Sunday afternoon, to race for life for Cancer Research UK.
Amongst the masses were the 3 Nott family women together with a mixed group of friends of all ages. All were wearing special t-shirts made for the day with a picture of Tammy on the back to show everyone the reason they were running.
The 5km course was nicely laid out amongst the beautiful grounds of Gloucester Park in Basildon and supported by a large number of signs, stages and stalls of radio stations, charities, corporate sponsors and 1,000s of cheering family members and friends.
The race stared at 2.30pm but it took over 10 minutes for everyone to cross the starting line. I am proud to say that Janette and her friend Tina finished the course in just 35 minutes and am even prouder to say that Mya and her friend Rosie crossed the finishing line after just 45 minutes!! Then Mum with her group of Tammy’s friends finished in 50 minutes – 20 minutes faster than last year.
Mya, Janette and Mum would all like to say a huge great THANK YOU to everyone who so generously sponsored them – Mya alone raised over £500!! A fantastic amount for a 7 year old girl.
I just want to say again how proud we all are of Mya, Janette and Mum and hope that all the hard work of the millions of Race for Life women pays off and one day soon a cure is found.
I also knew Tamzin well and my Daughter Sue is battling lung cancer. Mya, Pat and Janette did so well and you are quite right to be proud of Mya and the money they have all raised will I’m sure, be put to good use. Cancer is a horrible desease and the sooner a cure is found the better.