DOG homeowners throughout the East of England are being urged to step as much as a four-legged fundraising problem this spring.
Together with their furry buddies, they’re being urged to walk 60 miles all through April to boost money for Stand Up To Cancer, the joint fundraising marketing campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.
The Stand Up To Cancer Dog Walking Challengesupported by and launched at Crufts, asks individuals and their canine counterparts to clock up the gap, or no matter represents a private problem, over the course of the month.
Whether it’s quick strolls with a puppy or longer walks with a hound that likes to hike, something goes, what issues most is elevating money for life-saving analysis.
To assist fundraisers walk in model, everybody who indicators up receives a free canine bandana.
And for many who wish to guarantee they’re totally kitted out for the problem, a variety of merchandise from canine beds and cushions, for that every one essential post-walkies snooze, to bobble hats that can beat the early morning chills, might be available from the Stand Up To Cancer shop later this month.
Cancer Research UK spokesperson for the East of England, Shelley Baxter, stated: “‘Walkies’ has at all times been a robust phrase, however now we’re giving it new that means.
With round 37,400 individuals recognized with most cancers yearly within the East of England*, we’re asking the canine walking neighborhood to do one thing ‘paw-some’ this April that might assist make the subsequent analysis breakthrough occur.
“There are lots of benefits to taking part in our dog walking challenge, not least the chance to improve your fitness while raising vital funds. We need as many people as possible to take part, because the progress we make in the fight against the disease relies on every person, every pound – and now every pet pooch. Now is the time to Stand Up To Cancer.”
