UPDATE: The Golden Girls Against Cancer have reached their £8,000 target but they're not stopping there!
Six of Cambridge’s most influential female figures came together as the Golden Girls Against Cancer (#GGAC) ran, marched and shaved to raise money for cancer charities.
Cindy Forde (Planetari), Jane Galvin (HSBC), Faye Holland (Cofinitive) and Soraya Jones (Invested Investor) completed a relay run around Cambridge city on Sunday that culminated in a final solidarity 2km march around Parkers Piece with Jane Paterson-Todd (Cambridge Ahead) too, who recently won the Norwich Sprint Triathlon in her category to aid this fundraising effort.
The Golden Girls also includes Harriet Fear (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority) who, after participating in the final march, sat down to have her head shaved as they completed their relay around Cambridge.
The Golden Girls Against Cancer initiative was set up to make a positive contribution to the fight against cancer despite the devastating effect it has on people’s lives, as some of the Golden Girls have personally experienced. As charities that have supported the Golden Girls, the fundraising is for Maggie’s Wallace in Cambridge and Stand Up To Cancer.
The Golden Girls are grateful for the support they have received so far, particularly from David and Wendy Braben who enabled the women to make a bigger impact with Golden Girls Against Cancer t-shirts and promotional materials, as well as Ian James who provided amenities outside the University Arms Hotel on Sunday. But the Golden Girls haven’t finished just yet.
You can still donate to the Golden Girls Against Cancer here https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/GoldenGirlsAgainstCancer2 and help them raise as much as they can. The donations page will stay open until 15th August.