Ross/Edgar Racing Clydesdales 2014

Fundraising for Dumfries & Galloway Health Board Endowment Fund

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In 2010 the Fat Sausages started the Racing Clydesdales to ride in the Etape after we lost our brother in law David Edgar to colon cancer and then our mother Netta Ross to lung cancer.Since then we have raised over 75,000 pounds for Macmillan Nurses and the Alexandria unit at Dumfries Hospital.

So, for our 5th year we gather in Pitlochry to complete the Etape Caledonia on May 11th

We have a fantastic team this year with an unprecedented 12 riders !

The team - Sally Cassidy, Gerry Murphy, Anna Anderson,Suz Paul,Chris Parker,Daryl Schofield, Rob Rogers and returning veterans Mike Wilford and Campbell Moffat will join the original Three Fat Sausages ( Bill Boyes , Alistair and Tom Ross) in this epic romp through the highlands.

Undeterred by previous weather and ( in some cases) an appalling lack of training we will endeavor to best the 81mile course along with 5000 of our closest Lycra clad friends and hopefully do some good by raising money for the Dumfries Alexandria unit.

Too many of us have been tragically touched by cancer and we ride in memory of those who have fallen and those who fight on.

We thank you for your support.

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The Clydesdales

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Dumfries & Galloway Health Board Endowment Fund

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Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Endowment Fund is a charity of over 240 funds for the benefit of patients and staff in Dumfries and Galloway. Each hospital and most wards, units, departments and speciality has its own individual fund. These individual funds are managed by senior staff working in that specific area and are used to enhance patient care. The charity funds are used for the purchase of equipment, patient comforts and amenities, research and training together with the provision of extra facilities and opportunities not available from government funding. An example of one of our individual funds is the Alexandra Unit which is a specialist palliative care unit. The principle aim of the unit is to enhance quality of life on a day-to-day basis. Care is provided by a multi-disciplinary specialist team, encompassing medical, nursing, social work, physiotherapy, psychology and spiritual care specialities. The unit is bright and airy comprising of eight single bedrooms, a common room, outside terrace and ward kitchen. The emphasis is on offering comfort and flexibility in a warm and friendly atmosphere where patients can live as if they were at home whilst receiving specialist care.