24 November 2008:
Lynne Hanna (centre) with Translink staff Deirdre Brunt, Jim McIlroy, Sam McMorran, Allister Taylor
Translink employees are using pedal power to support inspirational husband & wife duo Lynne and Noel Hanna in their bid to be the first married couple from Northern Ireland to scale Mount Everest, in support of the Ulster Cancer Foundation, in May 2009 .
As part of the Ulster Cancer Foundation’s ‘Personal Everest Project’, Translink employees have set the challenge of cycling the equivalent distance of climbing from base camp to the summit of Mount Everest and then descending.
This unique fundraising initiative was launched by Lynne and Noel and urges people to realise their dreams and fulfil long-held ambitions by setting themselves challenges that will help raise £150,000 for a major new support programme for cancer patients and their families in Northern Ireland.
Event co-ordinator Allister Taylor from Translink said: “We wanted to reinforce UCF’s message that help is out there for people suffering from cancer and that local organisations can greatly contribute to improving the quality of life for cancer patients by participating in innovative initiatives such as the ‘Personal Everest Project’.
“The static cycle ride provides an ideal platform to enable our employees to set their own ‘Personal Everest’ challenges and will help Lynne and Noel achieve their own ambitious fundraising goal. We would like to wish them every success in training for this gruelling expedition and eventually scaling Mount Everest.”
Neill Grainger, Senior Development Officer, UCF said: “We are delighted that Translink have chosen to support the Ulster Cancer Foundation in their fundraising efforts. When we launched the Personal Everest Project we encouraged people to set themselves their own individual challenges and Translink employees are demonstrating a fun and creative way to help us reach our target.”
The new support programme will include a tailored fitness programme for cancer patients, both during and after treatment, to help reduce the debilitating effects of fatigue and enhance quality of life. It will also fun a full-time complementary therapy service to reconnect people with their self esteem and self image which are also damaged as a result of their diagnosis and treatment for cancer.
For further information contact the Ulster Cancer Foundation on 028 9066 3281 or email personaleverest@ulstercancer.org.
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