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During early 2006, my friends and I were discussing about participating in the “Race for Life” organised by Tesco and Cancer Research UK Ltd. Sadly all of us had lost family and friends to Cancer. “Race for Life” began in 1994 with one race in Battersea Park, London. Now annually, up to 750,000 women join a “Race for Life” at one of the numerous venues in various cities and towns across the UK. |
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During early 2006, my friends and I were discussing about participating in the “Race for Life” organised by Tesco and Cancer Research UK Ltd. Sadly all of us had lost family and friends to Cancer. “Race for Life” began in 1994 with one race in Battersea Park, London. Now annually, up to 750,000 women join a “Race for Life” at one of the numerous venues in various cities and towns across the UK.
Our group decided, that instead of travelling back to the UK, we would arrange a local event and so our “Cómpeta – Cnillas de Albaida Sponsored Walk for Life” was born and our first walk raised 1650€ for Cancer Research UK.
For 2007, as most of us live in Spain, we wanted to support a local charity and chose Cudeca. For those of you who are not familiar with Cudeca; (Cancer Hospice Care) it is a charitable organisation which provides palliative care to the terminally ill cancer sufferers within the Province of Malaga. It is made up of a team of specialist doctors and nurses who provide care and attention to those who need it with support to the family during treatment and after the loss of their loved one. This care is given completely free of charge. Cudeca does not currently receive any form of public funding, instead they entirely depend on initiatives for raising money so as to ensure they can continue to provide the ´special kind of caring´ to those who need specialist palliative care.
On Sunday, 20th May, twenty ladies including one in a wheelchair together with one dog, Zak, walked from Cómpeta to Canillas de Albaida and raised an amazing Euros 2400
My grateful thanks to everyone involved who made the morning such a success: all the walkers; Bar Cerezo, Canillas; our numerous generous sponsors, especially the Albaida restaurant in Canillas.
Again, thank you
Cindy Jones
Cómpeta
