[caption id="attachment_3822" align="aligncenter" width="768"] Dave Solkin & Alex after completing the 5K Liverpool Santa Dash[/caption] We would like to send a massive thank you to Dave Solkin and Alex for raising funds in aid of our Radiotherapy Waiting Area appeal.
On 1st December the pair donned their awesome blue Santa suits and completed the 5k Liverpool Santa Dash.
In the process they managed to raise an astronomical £2,420 for this Northamptonshire Health Charity appeal.
Dave wanted to support the radiotherapy department at Northampton General Hospital because earlier in 2019, one of their closest friends was diagnosed with Glioblastoma.
This is an aggressive form of brain cancer with part of the treatment involving 6 weeks of daily radiotherapy.
Dave and Alex set their initial fundraising target at £650 but they were overwhelmed by the support in sponsorship they received.
The donations kept on pouring in as they well and truly smashed through their next target of £1,000.
With the potential gift aid we can claim on some of these donations too, the amount will push up towards £2,800!
Our thanks to everyone who kindly sponsored them for the event.
Thanks to this wonderful support from people like Dave we have exceeded our fundraising target for this appeal now.
Nevertheless, donations are of course still welcome so that further improvements can be made and hot drinks and refreshments can continue to be available for all patients waiting in the area for their treatment.
Radiotherapy staff have been able to order some of the new furniture already and we will share more news and pictures as the changes to the area take place over the next few months.