This will be the first Fun Run organised by the Chafford Hundred and the team are busily working to organise the event.
All proceeds from the run will go directly to the Ryan Cassar Appeal*; the Appeal was set up in memory of Ryan Cassar, a 12-year-old boy who tragically died from severe head injuries after being hit by a car in Chafford Hundred
on the 18 January 2006
.
Ryan was treated at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and his family is now doing all they can to raise £200,000 for a mobile cat scanner for the hospital's Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), in the hope that it may help other children who suffer similar injuries
To find out more about the Ryan Cassar Appeal please click the link on the left
The route is approximately 5K and all levels of runners and walkers are encouraged to participate in the Fun Run (minimum age for entry is 12; but under-16s must be accompanied by an adult and gain their parents consent on their registration form). We are also encouraging team entries; therefore, we are asking local businesses, groups and organisations to put a team forward.
Although the entry fees for the race helps raise some money after the costs of putting on the event, it's the sponsorship raised by runners that will really make the difference. So we hope that every person taking part will try to raise as much as they can to help the appeal (but obviously you are under no obligation to do so). If you would like to raise sponsorship, you can download a sponsorship form from this website. There will also be a prize for the most individual and team sponsorship raised.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, 25 March 2007. Happy training!
Belinda Lowe
On behalf of the Fun Run team