Published: 03/03/2010 08:22 -
Updated: 03/03/2010 11:04
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IT’S the charity event that puts the fun in fundraising is back. And this year it promises to be even bigger and better.
In the past two years the Star-backed Midnight Walk through Harlow has raised a phenomenal £200,000 for St Clare Hospice. For 2010 the organisers have raised the bar even higher by setting a target of £140,000.
Speaking at Monday’s launch event at the Water Gardens Harlow town centre, events fundraiser Tracy Meale said: “This year is a very special one for St Clare Hospice as we are celebrating our 20th birthday and providing 20 years of care to the local community. We are looking for 2,000 walkers to take part in our 10km walk round Harlow .”
The walk takes place on Saturday, June 19. But even though that is more than three months away, we want you to sign up today. To take part you must be 14 or over. The cost of registration is £15 and you can do so in one of four ways – online, by email, by post or by telephone.
St Clare Hospice provides free-of-charge care for everyone over 18 living with a life-limiting illness such as cancer. It provides physical, social, spiritual and psychological care for hundreds of patients every year and also supports their family and friends, but to do so it raise around £4,000 every day. Only 30 per cent of its funding coming from the NHS.
That is why the Midnight Walk is so important and why we need as many Star readers to take part. The money raised through last year’s Midnight Walk has paid for over five weeks of round-the-clock in-patient care for eight patients at any one time.
Said Tracy
“We’ve been getting really excited at the hospice for the past few weeks with all the pink T-shirts, pink leaflets and pink bunny ears being delivered. We’ve also already had lots of people calling us to ask when they could sign up so I’ve got a feeling places are going to fill up quickly.
“We are encouraging everyone to wear fancy dress, something pink and funky and have a fun night out.”
To find out how to register, see this Thursday’s Star.
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