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Two
Cambridge businessmen are set to make a giant splash for the Fund
for Addenbrookes (FFA) by taking on a 3,000-mile charity rowing challenge
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"My
reasons for this trip are twofold - to raise money for the
Cancer Research Unit at Addenbrooke’s while undertaking an
adventure I’ve always dreamed of."
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Justin
Coleman
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First time rowers Henry Dale and Justin Coleman have set themselves
the mammoth task of crossing the Atlantic in just under seven weeks
to raise vital funds for Addenbrooke’s Oncology Department.
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Coleman, ready for anything... |
Setting
sail from La Gomera in the Canary Islands the pair will embark on
their voyage of a lifetime on 20 January 2004 as part of the Ocean
Rowing Society’s annual Atlantic Race.
Rowing in a boat just 24 foot long and five feet wide, and armed with
only 90 days supply of food and basic navigation equipment, they aim
to raise £100,000 for Cancer Research Nurses at Addenbrookes.
Their high seas adventure has the full backing of the Fund for Addenbrooke's
and the hospital’s Oncology Department, which will use the funds raised
to expand its team of cancer research nurses.
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"Cancer
is the major cause of death in the UK. In our lifetime, one
in four of us will get cancer and one in three people will
die from it..."
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Dr
Pippa Corrie, Oncology Consultant at Addenbrookes
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Commenting on the mission, Dr Pippa Corrie, Oncology Consultant at
Addenbrookes said, "Cancer is the major cause of death in the UK.
In our lifetime, one in four of us will get cancer and one in three
people will die from it. Justin and Henry are an inspiration. The
£100,000 they are aiming to raise for the department by rowing to
The West Indies will secure continued funding for our current team
and will enable us to increase our number of nurses in order to support
research into rarer cancers."
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Dale loves the challenge... |
Henry
and Justin are a quarter of the way towards their target, having secured
sponsorship and charitable donations of £25,000. They are now looking
for additional sponsorship from the wider Cambridgeshire community
and are inviting bids from a major sponsor to get on board and provide
a name for their boat, which will be making its third Atlantic crossing.
"Addenbrookes is a world-class hospital and we are proud to be undertaking
a global-scale challenge for such a worthwhile cause" said Henry Dale,
a finance system consultant born and raised in Cambridge.
"My reasons for this trip are twofold - to raise money for the Cancer
Research Unit at Addenbrooke’s while undertaking an adventure I’ve
always dreamed of." Justin added, "The physical and mental aspects
of a challenge of this nature fascinate me. Until we get out there
we can’t imagine how we will feel but are certain that it will change
us forever," said Justin. "It’s an immense challenge for us but nothing
compared to the challenges that cancer patients face up on a daily
basis and we wanted to make a contribution to their cause."
To keep up to date with Henry and Justin’s progress before and during
their trip visit Two
Men in a Boat.
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