Our Latest EventsThe Football World Cup 2010 sweepstake
British 10K London Run, July 2010
One Big Drop 5th September 2010
Adidas womens 5km Challenge 2010
London to Paris Bike Ride,September 2010
Climb Kilimanjaro, September 2010
School boys George Cotterell and Sami Mason - British 10K Challenge
Hopefully, there is something to suit everyone. So why not join us individually or with family, friends and colleagues? You'll be guaranteed to have a great time while raising funds for our pioneering cancer research.
For more information or take part in any of the activities contact Emma Appleyard 0845 602 0662 or info@cancervaccine.org.uk
CVI Football World Cup Sweepstake, 11th June – 11th July 2010
The CVI has a pack to help you organise a sweepstake with the winner and the CVI benefiting.
Nightrider, 19th June 2010
Fancy a cycle around London by moonlight to raise funds for the CVI? This popular challenge is in its second year. It starts at Crystal Palace in South East London and follows a 100km circular route taking in all the key sights of London for one night.
British 10K London Run, 11 July 2010
After the success of last year’s CVI team that raised over £24,000 the CVI is delighted to offer six places for this year’s popular event run through the heart of London past some of the capital's finest and world famous landmarks including Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge and the London Eye before finishing on Whitehall near Downing Street. Every year the race attracts some of the world's finest athletes, celebrities as well as tens of thousands of people from every level of running ability.
Please get in touch for an information pack
One Big Drop, 5th September 2010
This exciting and unique challenge involves a 66 feet abseil down Earls Court, one of London’s most famous venues. If you are brave enough to look you will enjoy stunning views across London knowing that you are helping to raise funds for the CVI.
A Lighter Challenge, 5 September 2010
This one’s strictly for the girls! Enter a team in the 2010 Adidas Women’s 5K Challenge on 5 September in London’s Hyde Park. Run, jog or walk the 5K fun run!
London to Paris Bike Ride, 3-6 September 2010
This long-weekend challenge links two great cities covering around 300km before finishing at the Eiffel Tower.
Climb Mt Kilimanjaro, 16-26th September 2010
Perhaps you watched the recent programme for Comic Relief following celebrities climbing Kilimanjaro? If you are feeling inspired to undertake this tough challenge please get in touch for an information pack.
Who Dares Wins?
How about taking part in one of our Challenges? We have something to suit all levels of fitness and courage! For some activity providing you raise enough sponsorship you get to do them for free!
? Walking ? Parachute jumps
? Cycling ? White water rafting
? Triathlons ? Bungee jumps
? Running – marathons to fun runs
? Conquering Ben Nevis or Three/ Four
Peaks
Overseas Adventures
How about following in the footsteps of the ancient Incas to Macchu Piccu, Peru, or reaching the Base Camp of Mount Everest or climbing Kilimanjaro? Could you cycle from London to Paris or across Vietnam, horse ride across Mongolia or Patagonia, raft the white waters through the Mexican jungle? These are just some of the trips that the CVI is delighted to offer throughout the year.
London Marathon
The CVI sadly isn’t even able to get on the waiting list for charity marathon places. You can still take pot luck and enter through the ballot system if you wish to run for us.
Something Else?
Perhaps you have something in mind? Otherwise, we have lots of other ideas to suit all levels of fitness, age and courage!
Whether you are an individual, group, organisation or a company there are countless ways that you could raise funds for us – you are only limited by your imagination. If you are daunted by the idea of it - don’t worry! It doesn’t matter what you do, you can be assured that your efforts really will make a difference to the lives of patients and their loved ones coping with cancer.
Events that took place during 2009
School boys George and Sami took part in the British 10K Challenge
George Cotterell and Sami Mason are both aged fifteen and are the sons of CVI Trustees Harry and Reshma. They took part in the
British 10K London Run on 12 July 2009 in aid of the CVI. It was ten years ago that both boys experienced the sad loss of a parent (George his mother and Sami his father) to melanoma. George is no stranger to fundraising – nearly three years ago he helped to raise nearly £60,000 walking 150 miles from Hereford to London in just six days. Both boys are hoping that you might like to sponsor their efforts. You can do this either by sending a cheque made payable to the CVI or by donating securely on-line (please make sure you add that it is for the boys in the how did you hear about us section). We had a wonderful team of 6 who ran for the CVI and between them they raised over £24,000 so we we would like to say a huge thank you to Lucy, James, Sami, George, Brendan and Wai for their support and everybody who sponsored them.
The Mongol Rally - 18th July 2009
Richard Cotterell (son of the CVI's Chairman Harry and older brother to George above) and Arthur Clowes, both aged eighteen,took part in the Mongol Rally in the
summer of 2009. It was ten years ago that Richard experienced the sad loss of his mother to malignant melanoma. The Mongol Rally is a 10,000 mile car journey facing some of the world’s toughest and remotest terrains with no support back up. It starts from the motoring mecca Goodwood on 18th July and finishes in Ulaanbaatar the Capital of Mongolia three to five weeks later. The journey is not for the faint hearted particularly as the car will be entirely unsuitable for the challenge (it is limited to 1.2 litres or less). The boys will cover all of the costs themselves including the £1,000 that needs to be raised for the event’s official charities and anything raised above and beyond this will go to
London to Paris Bike Ride - 3-6 September 2010
We are once again offering places for this annual and very popular event.
This long-weekend challenge links two great European cities, London and Paris and covers around 300km in just three days. Encounter historic towns, sleepy villages, rolling countryside and challenging hills en-route. Cycle along wide Parisian boulevards to the finishing line at the city’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower. There is also free time to recover or celebrate and explore the sights of Paris before boarding the Eurostar train back to London. All we ask is that you raise a minimum of £1000 to cover your costs and a donation to the CVI. If you’d like to join our team for 2010 please get in touch for an information/registration pack.
The 2007 CVI Team
Amanda Linter, Michael Andrews, Paul and Matthew Hughes and Douglas Reid all from Schenker Limited took part and raised over £6000. Amanda describes their experience.
London ...... starting out in the rain......... Paris ...... finishing in the sun ..........
"We did it! We cycled 182 miles from Crystal Palace to the Eiffel Tower! 300kms or 182 miles over 3 days.
We left Crystal Palace at 7am on Friday 29th June in the pouring rain! Wet, cold and wondering what we were doing we finally made Newhaven at 5pm and caught the ferry to Dieppe. Day Two we left Dieppe and enjoyed the 'rolling hills' as we headed for our overnight stop at Gournay en Bray. Day Three was extremely challenging - we never realised Paris was at 7000ft above sea level! Extreme hills and tired legs but the adrenalin was flowing, the sun had finally decided to come out and we were running on pride as we completed our challenge! Finally arriving at the Eiffel Tower under an arch of balloons and popping champagne corks we were jubilant! It was an incredible experience and certainly a challenge. But that is what we signed up for. Let's not forget why we did this:- we all had a personal goal to get fit this year, give up all our bad habits and to get ourselves out from behind our desks. This we certainly achieved! We also wanted to do something in support of a cause that we each appreciated. Like us I am sure many of you will have been touched by cancer in some way and at some point in your life. It affects us all and we wanted to do our bit to help. This we have also achieved and thanks to all of you who have supported us and donated."
the Cancer Vaccine Institute.
There are many ways that you could support the Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI) and help fight cancer with vaccines during 2010. Remember the Fundraising team are on hand to support your efforts and make it a huge success. For more information on any of the activities please contact 0845 602 0662, info@cancervaccine.org.uk or visit www.cancervaccine.org.uk
