toProfessor AnneThomas
Ahugelyimportantfigurein theHopestoryisshortlyto retire.
ProfessorofCancerTherapeuticsat theUniversityofLeicesterand honoraryConsultantMedical
OncologistatLeicester’sHospitals, ProfessorAnneThomashasbeen directoroftheHopeCancerTrials Centresinceitsopening.
Heresheispicturedrecently receivingaspecialResearchDirector’s Award,recognisinghertireless dedicationtopatientswithcancerand toherlife’sworkbringinghopetoso manylives,aswellasdevelopingthe nextgenerationofclinicalresearchers.
Havingbeeninstrumentalin makingLeicesteracentrefor excellenceincancerresearch, ProfessorThomasisespeciallyproud oftherecentfundingawardfor Leicester’sBiomedicalResearch Centre(BRC)-whichsheassuresus wouldnothavehappenedwithout HopeAgainstCancer.
Lookingbackatallthathasbeen achievedinHope’s20years,Professor Thomassummarisesitquitesimply: “Who’dhavethoughtit”.
Notes fromNigel
Iknowthatmynotes willappearoppositethe newsofAnneThomas’s impendingretirement… ….soI’mbothsadand delightedtobeabletotake thisopportunitytothankher forhertremendousimpact onthe‘endproduct’ofallour workhereatHope,aswellas topraiseherforsimply havingbeenawonderful colleagueandfriendtoHope.
Anne,youwillbeverysorely missed,andyour‘partinggift’ ofthenewcancerresearch initiativewithintheBRC ensuresthatyouwillalways beremembered!
Movingontoour“20in23”
20thanniversary…thetrustees andboardofthecharityhave alreadymarkedtheoccasion bycommittingtoaminimum further£1mindonationsto theworkwesupportoverthe nextfiveyears.Asever,that meansalotofhardworkand continuingneedforyour supportinwhateverform thattakes:obviouslywe alwaysfocusondonations, butyourtimeandhelpisalso incrediblyvaluabletous!
We’resolookingforwardtousingour20th anniversaryasaplatformforfurther‘reach’,further fundraisingand,ultimately,furthercontributionto thefightagainstcancer!
Someearlyfundraisinghighlights
Allthishashappenedsincethestartofthisyear!
OurfriendsatSteamin’Billyraised£1,100+with aquizandcurrynightattheCow&Plough
Thisnewsletteris kindlysupportedby: hopeagainstcancer.org.uk in Email:enquiries@hopeagainstcancer.org.uk
Agratefulfarewell
LeicesterRidersletuscomeandraisearound £700attheirhomegamevstheScorchers
JulieGlover-Smithwentwalkieswithsome friendstoraise£2,100+
TimGorman-Powellran4miles,every4hours, for48hours-andraisedanamazing£2,800
TheLeicesterGrammarSchoolBigBandheld aconcertforHopeandraisedaround£1,600+
Whatarewedoingtomarkthisspecialyear?
Joinour“TrailofHope”
We’regoingtobealloverourfaircountieson theweekendofJune9-11,poppingupin placeswhereallsortsofpeoplearegoingto bedoingallsortsofthingsforHope,allbased aroundtortuousvariantsofthenumber twenty:
20lapsofthis,20%offthat,20versesofthe other…yougettheidea!Allyouhavetodois goalongtocheer,joinin,eatit,drinkit,watch it…ormaybeyouwanttohostsomethingfor usyourself…?
Findoutmore:www.hopeagainstcancer.org.uk/20in23
Yeah,butcanyoudoit TWENTYtimes?… andcanyougetitsponsored???
C’monkid,anyonecanswimonewidth.And you,grandma,sincewhenwasonescarfeveran achievement?Therestofyou-startthinking:
whatisYOUR
‘20in23Challenge’ goingtobe?
Thatbadgewon’t earnitself!!!
WENEED YOU!
&RUTLAND
MOVEITinMELTONSHAKEITinSHACK ERSTONERUNITinRATBYWALKITin WHITWICKSINGITinSYSTONPAINT ITinPECKLETONRIDEITinREARSBY
Findoutmore:www.hopeagainstcancer.org.uk/20in23-challenge
Jesswantsyouasanewrecruit…
You’llalreadyhaveguessedthatweneedhelpto bringthisallabout!Wanttoshakeatin,mana stand,meetandgreet,generallyhelpusout?
Readtheinsertwiththisemail,scantheQRcode orjustemailjessica@hopeagainstcancer.org.uk
Events,Events,EventsSeethebackpage
hopeagainstcancer.org.uk/20in23 newsspring2023p3 in Telephone01162700101
BHANGRAinBELGRAVETEAinTURLAN ALLAROUND LEICESTERSHIRE
JUNE9-11
Here’syourHopeteamdiscussing theyearahead…emailor messageusyour(repeatable) suggestionsforwhat’sbeingsaid!
Fromlefttoright:
Partridge,MickCassell,TraceVoss,Nigel RoseandJessSouthworth.
AspecialwordofintroductionforTrace, trace@hopeagainstcancer.org.uk,who joinedusinNovember2022asournew Corporate&EventsFundraisingManager andhasn’tstoppedbuzzingaroundsince!
newsspring2023p4 hopeagainstcancer.org.uk/hope-against-cancer-fundraising-events in Clearyourdiary,we’vegot2023covered! Info&booking:goto‘HopeEvents’onthewebsite 26 16 20 09 04 19 05 17 11 29 TRAILOFHOPE WEEKEND 0910 HOPERACENIGHT atLeicesterRacecourse FIREWORKSSPECTACULAR atLeicesterRacecourse FASHION&FIZZEvening atLeicesterRacecourse HOPEGOLFDAY atLuffenhamGolfCourse STEMDAY Science,Technology,Engineering& MathsatLeicesterGrammarSchool HopefulFutureseventTBA HOPE’SXXTREMEPADDLE 7milesfromLeicesterOutdoorPursuits CentretotheWatersideInn,Mountsorrel HopefulFutureseventTBA CHRISTMASCOCKTAILS atBrick&Beam,Leicestertocelebrate HopefulFutures1stanniversary 06 4THHOPEOPERAEVENING WithRozannaMadylus&Friends atLumbersJewellers,Leicester Keepcheckingthewebsitefordetails andannouncementsofnewevents!
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BarbaraNorth,LucyChamberlain,Julie
22 MASQUERADEBALL atLeicesterRacecourse RegisteredCharityNo.1091480 Communityemail:jessica@hopeagainstcancer.org.uk Facebook: @HopeAgnstCancer Instagram: @hopeagainstcancer Twitter: @hopeagnstcancer LinkedIn: @HopeAgainstCancer 12 HopeThroughBusiness Autumnlunch atLeicesterRacecourse
