Staff at
HC-One’s Brookdale View care home, in Newton Heath, Manchester, have joined in with the annual Cancer Research UK Race for Life and raised a huge amount of funds for the charity, which is something close to their hearts.
On Sunday 7th July, twelve colleagues at the residential and nursing care home dressed in their flamboyant unicorn outfits and tutus for the race, which was organised by Senior Care Assistant, Joanne Parry.
Those who took part in the race were:
• Darren Hodge – Clinical Deputy Manager, and his husband Christian Jay Figueroa
• Dawn Robinson – Care Assistant
• Bev Boardman – Care Assistant and her daughter Casey Boardman
• Lauren Martin – Care Assistant
• Kerry Windridge – Senior Care Assistant
• Claire Ward – Senior Care Assistant
• Joanne Parry – Senior Care Assistant
• Steven Carter – Flex Force Cluster Supervisor
• Steph Welch – Deputy Manager
• Michelle Turner – Care Assistant, her son Jack Harvey and his best friend Josh Button
• Stacy Wadsworth – Care Assistant
• Megan Cain – Care Assistant
It was not an easy run, but the enthusiasm and encouragement given by each other ensured everyone crossed the finish line.
The team raised a staggering £1,455.27 and £272.50 in gift aid.
Darren Hodge, Clinical Deputy Manager at Brookdale View care home, commented:
"It is estimated that 1 in 2 people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. For those of us who work in healthcare it is inevitable that we will care for somebody who has cancer.
Team Brookdale View are proud to have taken part in Cancer Research UK's Race for Life to raise money to help keep finding new ways to fight this awful disease. We ran on behalf of those we love, friends, family and our residents.
I'd personally like to give a huge thank you to everybody in the team who put on their running shoes, tutus and unicorn costumes, and slogged through the rain to raise money for such a worthy cause. An especially big thank you to Jo Parry, who organised the run, signed everybody up for it and threatened consequences for those who didn't turn up. Her boundless enthusiasm brought the team together. She's already planning the next race in October. Thank you, Jo!"
The event has spurred many of the staff on to take up running as a hobby and they’re already looking at preparing for the next charity run.