Stunning sea views, fresh crisp clean air and the very best of Bournemouth and Poole is on show as the south coast is home to Bournemouth’s international Marathon taking place on October 2nd 2016. Taking part in this year’s marathon is Kevin Heath from Teignmouth who running to raise vital funds for Children with Cancer UK.
Kevin Heath is busy training hard for the big day on Sunday and hopes to raise as much as possible through online sponsorship and fundraising. Tembé DIY has already raised £5502.70 for Children for Cancer UK through the sales of HIPPO Heavy Duty Trade Wipes and Guy Malam, Managing Director of Tembé DIY and his fiancée ran the London Marathon this year.
Every year, almost 4,000 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK. This means over ten families are given this devastating news each day. Despite the huge advances that have been made in recent decades to improve treatments, cancer is the leading medical cause of death in children and young people, responsible for the loss of more than 500 young lives every year in the UK.
No child should die from cancer. That’s why Children with Cancer UK invest millions of pounds each year in cutting-edge research: to help us understand why children get cancer in the first place and to better treat it, so that one day we can save the life of every young patient.
Francesca Borrellfrom Children with Cancer UK said: “We are delighted that Guy and the team at Tembé DIY continue their brilliant support of Children with Cancer UK. With their support, which started in 2015, we are able to help more children in their battle against cancer. It is because of companies like Temble DIY and their dedicated team, that we are able to fund our life-saving research. Thank you so much for all that you do for us!”
Guy Malam, Managing Director of Tembé DIY & Building Products explains why he chose to support Children with Cancer UK: “Cancer is the biggest child-killer disease in the UK. Almost 4,000 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer in the UK every year and the incidence has been on the increase. There are more than 50 types of childhood cancer. Thanks to research funded by Children with Cancer UK survival rates for the most common form of childhood cancer, leukaemia, have increased dramatically over the past 50 years, but for some rare types of cancer survival rates remain at zero. Tembé are proud to continue doing its part to help raise money for a cure.”
To help Children with Cancer UK raise essential funds and continue the fight against childhood cancer, visit children withcancer.org.uk to make a donation or find out how to get involved.