ELEVEN kind-hearted staff from Worcestershire’s hospitals raised £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support by taking part in the Great Birmingham 10K Run last Sunday (April 30).
Senior Staff Nurse Rashida Bashir and Theatre Sister Lucy Young from the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch, have been raising money since January in support of Macmillan along with nine other colleagues to help them reach their £1,000 target.
The team supported and pushed each other through training to make sure they could complete the distance. Rashida said: “It has been a privilege to be able to fund raise for such an amazing cause.”
Macmillan Cancer Support is especially close to Rashida’s heart as she lost her mother to breast cancer in 2012. Macmillan provided valuable end of life support during her mother’s final few weeks.
Rashida added: “I have nothing but admiration for the job they do especially at such difficult times. It was an emotional journey for the team that resulted in an amazing amount of money being raised.”
Both Rashida and Lucy have left their Just Giving accounts open in hope to raise further donations. To donate click on the following links:
