UP DATE

Hello,

It has been a long time since I wrote on here. I can only apologise, as we are all caught up with our personal and work commitment's.

This year our committee, were unable to organise the annual Betty Willett Memorial run due to a number of issues, that i shall not bore you with.

We now have to find other ways of raising monies, ideas have been put forward it is now just seeing them through...

We had our first taste of Race for Life, where by we set up or own stall selling certificates. This was a good idea and we raised £40.00 but we need to promote this better next year and have c0me up with other ideas, i.e actually walking round with the certificates to advertise that we were in the corner. A lot of people mistook us for the Admin area, so we did spend our time pointing people in the right direction. We also needed to have a bigger advert, but these are the learning curves, hopefully it will be beneficial for us.

The radio station were not that good at promoting our stall, even though I did run over and give them a sentence or two to shout out! This was noted by our area volunteer manager.

Other ideas put forward, quiz night at the Casino, abseil the Stathmore Hotel!! Tae Kwon Do display of techniques etc, Ladies Indulgence evening. If any of you out there have an idea please let us know.

A lot of our donations are from collections around the supermarkets or town centres, but with these economic times being what they are, you don't want to be pushing a collection tin in someones face. So if you do see us please drop a few pennies in the tin, it counts.

I am going to sign off now but will be back very shortly.

Take care and thanks for reading.

LUTON LIBRARY

There will be another Stall in the Library again, this will be 6/09/10 - 10/09/10.

Please pop along and have look, there will be advertising and contact details.

thanks

10K Betty Willet Memorial Run

Every May, there is an annual 10K run, in Memory of Betty Willet, who was the chair Lady of this committee.
Over the years it has been noted, that we are not getting the support as it once use to. We are looking for some ideas, of how we can improve the run to make it appealing to a wider audience, by this we mean, not only the serious runners to take part but also those who want to help raise money but not take it too seriously.

Really love to hear from any one who has ideas..........

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Some of you may know this already, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

If you have any ideas, for rasing some much needed funds please tell us. There are lots of tips and ideas, which can be found on the Cancer Research Website, so have a look, we look forward to hearing from you.

JUST GIVING

Finally set up a just giving page, for those of you kind people who would like to donate at any time... he he

www.justgiving.com/lutondistrictcommittee.

If you have taken part in the 10K Memorial Run in May and have not submitted all of your sponsorship money, this will be an easy and quick way to get it all over with.

Once again thank you very much, really appreciate this.

Local Science

Local Science
In Luton, Cancer Research UK is recruiting people with bowel cancer, and unaffected individuals, to take part in a genetic study. The researchers hope to identify and find out more about genes that increase the risk of this disease. Around 40,000 people from around the country will be invited to take part in the trial.

Cambridge Research Institute (37 miles away)
The Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) is the latest cancer research initiative in the UK. The Institute aims to link the laboratory to the clinic and emphasises a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer-focussed research.
CRI is firmly embedded in the academic and research community of Cambridge University, and participates fully in the training of the next generation of talented scientists.
The Institute's current 16 research groups and associated core facilities are based in the magnificent Li Ka Shing Centre which was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 2 February 2007.

Clare Hall (22 miles away)
The Clare Hall Laboratories are located approximately 15 miles north of central London, in Hertfordshire.
Together with 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, it houses the London Research Institute (LRI) and Research Service laboratories. The site is home to 12 research groups and 230 members of staff.
The London Research Institute has an international reputation in the basic biology of cancer and the emphasis at Clare Hall is on genome instability, including research on DNA replication, repair, recombination, and cell cycle control. In addition to the laboratory research buildings, the site houses a number of facilities providing scientific support services.

Lincolns Inn Fields (35 miles away)
44 LIF is home to the London Research Institute and Research Services. The building houses 35 research labs as well as the library and stores.

RACE FOR LIFE AT LUTON HOO

I would love to hear from anyone who attended the Luton race for life, on sunday 27th June.