{"id":8295,"date":"2021-02-12T15:18:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willows.uk.net\/?p=8295"},"modified":"2022-11-23T15:32:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T15:32:33","slug":"willows-team-puts-their-best-feet-forward-in-memory-of-captain-tom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/79.170.43.200\/chameleontesting.co.uk\/willowsoldsite\/willows-team-puts-their-best-feet-forward-in-memory-of-captain-tom\/","title":{"rendered":"OUR TEAM PUT THEIR BEST FEET FORWARD IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN TOM \u2013 AND RAISE THOUSANDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our caring team have been quick off the mark to pay tribute to the late Captain Sir Tom Moore with a fundraising run for charity.<\/p>\n

Some 24 members of the Willows team have donned their trainers for a virtual run to raise more than \u00a33,500 for Cancer Research UK.<\/p>\n

Organiser Alessandra Mathis, Head of Anaesthesia here at Willows, said the sad passing of Captain Tom, who gained worldwide fame and admiration with his sponsored walk which raised a staggering \u00a339 million for the NHS, had been the inspiration behind the event.<\/p>\n

Alessandra said: \u201cThis run was inspired by the legendary Captain Tom as we felt he deserved to be honoured by all of us, which is why I organised a run in his memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially, we didn\u2019t think that we would raise much (if any) money for charity, the main motivation was purely to show how much Captain Tom has inspired us all. I invited everyone at Willows to join the run \u2013 the response was tremendous, with 24 runners in total.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all ran as far as we could over the weekend and pushed ourselves hard to honour this amazing gentleman. In total, we covered a combined 387km, not forgetting the 60km ran by dogs of Willows\u2019 team members!\u201d<\/p>\n

The pounding of pavements, roads and country tracks has paid off handsomely with more than \u00a33,500 raised for Cancer Research, more than 17 times our original target of \u00a3200, with money still coming in.<\/p>\n

Alessandra added: \u201cWe chose to give money to Cancer Research for two reasons, the first being because it is a charity close to our hearts after the loss of a dear colleague and friend to cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also well aware that during this year of pandemic, cancer has not stopped and families and friends have still been diagnosed with this terrible disease, so we wanted to support them as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alessandra was quick to praise all the runners and also the generosity of those who donated.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cWe have all been very proud in taking part in this and deeply touched by the generosity of everyone who has made donations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know it looks like we raised a lot but it is still a drop in the ocean in the fight against cancer, so if any further donations would be hugely appreciated by everyone here at Willows.\u201d<\/p>\n

To donate, visit: https:\/\/fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org\/team\/willows-runners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Huge thanks again to all the runners who took part…..<\/p>\n