Michael Ritchie

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Fundraising for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity
£57,398
raised of £50,000 target
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In memory of Balraj GILL
We pioneer new cancer treatments to create a future beyond cancer

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First Event:

Leela ran the Richmond Half Marathon on 21st September- raised £1,020.98 a fantastic effort.

Second Event:

Golf Day at Surrey Downs Golf Club followed by Dinner at Rozana Kingston: Total raised £2,500.00 ..thanks to all especially Mehul

Third Event:

Ben Gill has completed a 500 km Coast to Coast bike ride 7th-14th November 2014 in Costa Rica in order to raise vital funds.

Fourth Event:

Fundraising Charity Ball 29th November 2014

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

We were shocked when our son, Balraj (19 years old) was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma in April 2013.

It is the most common type of soft tissue sarcoma to occur in children and teenagers and can be very difficult to treat. He was admitted to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton where he was given chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Unfortunately he developed a secondary cancer in January and despite a brave fight he sadly passed away on 9th March 2014.

One of our son’s wishes was that further research should be done as soon as possible to increase the survival rates for patients with Rhabdomyosarcoma.

The Paediatric Drug Development Unit at The Royal Marsden urgently need funds to carry out research to provide more targeted and efficient treatments particularly for childhood cancers. The cost of this research project, over 3 years, is approx. £300,000. Cancer Research UK has pledged 50% of this cost, our aim is to raise as much as we can over the next year to help fund the other £150,000.


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About the charity

Imagine a future beyond cancer. At The Royal Marsden we’re dedicated to making this happen. We’re a world-leading cancer centre, pioneering new treatments that save lives. Support The Royal Marsden and you’re investing in a future beyond cancer for you and for everyone you know.

Donation summary

Total raised
£57,397.66
+ £6,446.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£27,960.92
Offline donations
£29,436.74

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