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Hi there! Thanks so much for getting in touch and for expressing and interest in our skydives. If you'd like to get in touch so I can give you all the information then you call me either on 0114 279 3010 or e-mail at [email protected] Alternatively, if you'd like to message me your contact details, then I can get in contact with you. Thank you very much! Hope to hear from you soon Many thanks, Cat

Still trying to find the perfect New Years Resolution for 2010? Eager to do something completely different and out of the ordinary? Why not take on a sponsored skydive for Marie Curie Cancer Care! There couldn’t be anything more exciting than diving from 12,000 feet into the fresh English air at 120mph! The exhilarating jumps are organised for Marie Curie Cancer Care by London Parachute School, who are professionals in skydiving challenges with over 25 years of experience. Their friendly booking process is quick and easy, offering group or individual jumps at one of the 20 Drop Zones across the country at any time of the year. Raising money for local cancer could not be any easier! All we ask is for the participant(s) to raise a minimum sponsorship target. By taking part in this thrilling challenge you’ll be helping to fund even more specialist Marie Curie Nursing in patients’ homes, sending Marie Curie Nurses to care, comfort and support people in their time of need. For more information, then please get in touch with Cat on 0114 279 3010

Marie Curie Cancer Care are looking for different organisations in Sheffield to take a Daffodil Box next March as part of our Great Daffodil Appeal. The box will be delivered to you by a volunteer during February, you would then display it throughtout March collecting donations in exchange for a Daffodil pin badge and then a volunteer will be back in April to pick it up. If you work in or own a sheffield organisation and are happy to take a Daffodil Box to support the local Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Appeal please get in touch. Thank you

The recently formed Dore and Totley Marie Curie Cancer Care Fundraising Support Group is holding an innovative 'Swishing Night' on Tuesday December 1st 2009 to boost funds for the local Marie Curie Nursing Service. The ladies only event will be held at Dore Old School, on Savage Lane in Dore, between 8.00pm and 10.00pm. Everyone coming along is asked to bring at least one quality item of clothing which they no longer want with them. Everyone is then given the chance to browse the selection of clothing available and then 'swish' what they've bought with any item brought along to the event by someone else! Tickets cost just £5 which will go towards supporting the local Marie Curie Nurses across the area. The ticket price also includes a glass of wine and some nibbles, plus the chance to buy from a selection of products displayed on several stalls and to win a luxury raffle prize. If you would like to enjoy this 'swishing' experience and buy a ticket, please call the Local Marie Curie Cancer Care Fundraising Office on 0114 279 3010 or email [email protected]

The deadline for Marie Curie Cancer Care's Big Zip 2009 has now been extended until the end of the day on Wednesday 7th October 2009. Registration had been due to close on the 5th October but due to last minute demand the charity have decided to extend the deadline for getting your place for this thrilling first time event. The local fundraising office are now appealing for any last minute daredevils to sign up now to come and take a trip down The Big Zip 2009 – flying through the air on a highwire across Doncaster Lakeside this Sunday and helping to raise money for local cancer care. This is the first time a zipwire challenge event has ever taken place over the lake at Lakeside and we’re on the hunt for adrenaline junkies from across the area to sign up to get harnessed up, climb to the top of a 30m high crane platform and zip 220m along a highwire, over water, to the other side of the lake. In these uncertain economic times Marie Curie Cancer Care's patients can’t be put on hold and we need your support to ensure we are able to continue to provide high quality nursing care to terminally ill cancer patients in their own homes, where they need it most. By signing up to take part in this thrilling event not only will you have a fantastic time doing something a little bit different and out of the ordinary on a Sunday morning, but you’ll also be helping to raise money that will make a real difference to the lives of people living with cancer in your community. Sign up with your friends, with your family or with your work colleagues – just do it now to make sure you secure your place! It’s not too late as you’ve now got till Wednesday October 7th. To book over the phone call us on 0114 279 3010.

There is now less than a week left to register for The Big Zip 2009 on Sunday October 11th 2009 at Doncaster Lakeside. What are you waiting for? So if you think you're brave enough to come and take a trip down our big zip next month get in touch with us now on 0114 279 3010 or [email protected] This is the first time a zipwire challenge event has ever taken place over the lake at Lakeside and we’re on the hunt for adrenaline junkies from across the area to sign up to get harnessed up, climb to the top of a 30m high crane platform and zip 220m along a highwire, over water, to the other side of the lake. Do you think you’re brave enough? Not only are all our adrenaline junkies going to have a great time but they’re also going to be raising money that will be sending Marie Curie Nurses to care, comfort and support terminally ill people and their families, at home, in their time of need. In these uncertain economic times our patients can’t be put on hold and we need your support to ensure we are able to continue to provide high quality nursing care to terminally ill cancer patients in their own homes, where they need it most. Registration for this event is £10 and open to participants aged 16 and over with a weight restriction of 16 stone per person. All you need to do to book a place on this thrilling event is call the local office on 0114 279 3010 or email [email protected]

You've only got just over a week left to register for The Big Zip 2009 on Sunday October 11th 2009 at Doncaster Lakeside. What are you waiting for? So if you think you're brave enough to come and take a trip down our big zip next month get in touch with us now on 0114 279 3010 or [email protected] This is the first time a zipwire challenge event has ever taken place over the lake at Lakeside and we’re on the hunt for adrenaline junkies from across the area to sign up to get harnessed up, climb to the top of a 30m high crane platform and zip 220m along a highwire, over water, to the other side of the lake. Not only are all our adrenaline junkies going to have a great time but they’re also going to be raising money that will be sending Marie Curie Nurses to care, comfort and support terminally ill people and their families, at home, in their time of need. In these uncertain economic times our patients can’t be put on hold and we need your support to ensure we are able to continue to provide high quality nursing care to terminally ill cancer patients in their own homes, where they need it most. Registration for this event is £10 and open to participants aged 16 and over with a weight restriction of 16 stone per person. All you need to do to book a place on this thrilling event is call the local office on 0114 279 3010 or email [email protected]

To get your place all you need to do is call our local office on 0114 279 3010 and we'll send you out a registration form in the post. Or you can download one from the link above. Its happening on Sunday October 11 2009 but we're asking people to get their forms back to us by next Friday 25th September so they don't miss out. Give us a call at any time for more details as it really is a case of the more the merrier at this fantastic first time event.

Marie Curie Cancer Care are on the count down to The Big Zip 2009 on Sunday October 11th 2009 at Doncaster Lakeside but still have places left to fill on the event. We’re calling all daredevils in Sheffield, who think they’re brave enough, to come and take a trip down our big zip next month! This is the first time a zipwire challenge event has ever taken place over the lake at Lakeside and we’re on the hunt for adrenaline junkies from across the area to sign up to get harnessed up, climb to the top of a 30m high crane platform and zip 220m along a highwire, over water, to the other side of the lake. A zipwire challenge like this is a real buzz and a proper adrenaline rush that almost anyone and everyone can take part in. We’ve already got grandmas signed up to zip, along with students, couples of all ages, groups of friends and workmates who are all giving it a go in aid of the local Marie Curie Nursing Service. Not only are they going to have a great time but they’re also going to be raising money that will be sending Marie Curie Nurses to care, comfort and support terminally ill people and their families, at home, in their time of need. Registration for this event is £10 and open to participants aged 16 and over with a weight restriction of 16 stone per person. All you need to do to book a place on this thrilling event is call the local office on 0114 279 3010 or email [email protected]

Registration for Great Yorkshire Run 2009 now closed but there is still time to join the Daffodil Team to run for local cancer care! Congratulations to everyone who has been lucky enough to secure a place in this year’s Great Yorkshire Run, taking place this weekend on Sunday 6th September 2009. Registration for next weekend’s race is now closed but if you already have your place in this 10km extravaganza booked then why not join the Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Team and help those facing the toughest challenge of their lives? Marie Curie Nurses work through the day and night to provide free end-of-life care for people with terminal illnesses in the comfort of their own home, surrounded by the people they love. Last year Marie Curie Nurses in South Yorkshire provided over 33,000 hours of care to more than 550 terminally ill people, proving care, comfort and support when it was needed most. To help the charity continue to provide this vital support in local communities across the South Yorkshire, we’re calling on anyone who already has a place in the Great Yorkshire Run 2009 to join the Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Team by calling 0114 279 3010 or email [email protected] We provide all our Daffodil Team Runners with an exclusive Nike Dri Running Vest, a daffodil baseball hat and a yellow poncho to help keep dry and warm. Not to mention your personal cheerleading team on the day to help you round the course! We need time to get your running kit out to you so the deadline for entering the Daffodil Team is 6pm on Thursday 3rd September. Give us a call now to book your place!

Local fundraisers challenge Sheffield Daredevils to take a trip down their big zip at Lakeside this October! Dare you take part in The Big Zip 2009 and join hundreds of adrenaline junkies in zipping 220m along a high wire, over water!, from a 35 metre high crane platform? This is the first ever zipwire challenge to be held at Lakeside, Doncaster, so Marie Curie fundraisers are appealing to daredevils from acrooss Sheffield to sign up for the ride of their lives on Sunday October 11th 2009! Marie Curie Cancer Care provides a hugely valuable service to hundreds of people across our region. By taking part in The Big Zip 2009 this October you’ll be helping to fund even more specialist Marie Curie Nursing in patients’ homes, sending Marie Curie Nurses to care, comfort and support people in their time of need. This is going to be an amazing adrenaline rush for everyone who takes part so please come and join us at Lakeside for this first time event - sign up with your friends, with your family or with your work colleagues – just do it now to make sure you secure your place! Places are limited so get in touch now to avoid disappointment. To book your place on The Big Zip 2009 call the local Marie Curie Cancer Care fundraising office on 0114 279 3010.

Calling all Great Yorkshire Run 2009 runners: get on your marks for Marie Curie Huge congratulations to everyone who has been lucky enough to secure a place in this year’s Great Yorkshire Run on Sunday 6th September 2009. The Great Yorkshire Run is a brilliant 10km event, a fantastic fun-filled run through historic Sheffield, and local Marie Curie Cancer Care fundraisers are calling on all runners who’ve already secured a place in the event to help those facing the toughest challenge of their lives. Marie Curie Nurses work through the day and night to provide free end-of-life care for people with terminal illnesses in the comfort of their own home, surrounded by the people they love. Last year Marie Curie Nurses in South Yorkshire provided over 33,000 hours of care to more than 550 terminally ill people, proving care, comfort and support when it was needed most. To help the charity continue to provide this vital support in local communities across the South Yorkshire, we’re calling on anyone who already has a place in the Great Yorkshire Run 2009 to join the Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Team by calling 0114 279 3010 or email [email protected] We provide all our Daffodil Team Runners with an exclusive Nike Dri Running Vest, a daffodil baseball hat, yellow poncho to help keep dry and warm, an exclusive training guide from our celebrity fitness coach, an online fundraising pack full of useful hints and tips and full fundraising support from the local office here in Sheffield. If you fancy joining the 2009 Daffodil Team in this fatastic event please give Liz a call in the local office on 0114 279 3010 or email [email protected]

Marie Curie Cancer Care’s South Yorkshire Fundraisers are today appealing to all the budding Chris Hoys and Nicole Cookes across South Yorkshire to sign up today to take part in the charity’s Cork To Dublin Cycle Challenge in May 2009. This long weekend cycle ride cover 309km in three days, on a route that will take you along some of the most beautiful Irish east coastline – if you already cycle with family or friends then this is the perfect biking event for you! If the success of Great Britain’s Cycling Team at the 2008 Olympics has inspired you to get on your bike, then we’d love you to use your pedal power to support the Marie Curie Nursing Service in South Yorkshire. As soon as you sign up for the trip you become a member of the Daffodil Cycle Team, and that means that we’ll provide you with a cycling top, training hints and tips, fundraising advice and access online so you can chat with other cyclists. It’s almost as good as being part of team GB! For more information give us a call now in the local office on 0114 279 3010. The sponsorship Marie Curie Cancer Care's Daffodil Team Bikers raise at cycle challenges throughout 2009 will help the charity continue to provide high quality nursing care to terminally ill patients in their own homes. Every £20 raised will help provide care for one hour, so every penny helps.

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. This year is Marie Curie Cancer Care's 60th Anniversary and we simply could not have reached this significant milestone without the amazing support, hard work and commitment of our volunteers. We're always looking to welcome new volunteers to our organisation and in particular at the moment we're looking for musicians to help out at the BUPA Great Yorkshire Run on Sunday September 7th 2008. We have over 500 runners in our Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Team in this race - you may even have family and friends who are running with us? This Year Mare Curie Cancer Care are the charity of the year for the BUPA Great Yorkshire Run and beaucase of that we have a fantastic supporter's marquee at the end of the race where we can welcome back our tired runners after the race, give them a massage and some well deserved refreshment. The atmosphere is going to be absolutely fantastic on the day but what we think would make it even better is some live music from a couple of jazz musicians or a small brass band to really give the runners a boost and something for all particpants and their supporters to enjoy. Are you in a band like this and would you and a couple of friends like to volunteer to help us out on the day in the supporter's marquee by providing some lively backdrop music? If you fancy helping us out or would like more information in general about Marie Curie Cancer Care, either send me a PM or give us a call in the local fundraising office on 0114 279 3010. We looking forwrad to hearing from you!

Marie Curie Cancer Care provides high quality nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illnesses the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. This year is Marie Curie Cancer Care's 60th Anniversary and we simply could not have reached this significant milestone without the amazing support, hard work and commitment of our volunteers. We're always looking to welcome new volunteers to our organisation and in particular at the moment we're looking for volunteers to help out at the BUPA Great Yorkshire Run on Sunday September 7th 2008. If you fancy helping us out with either of the volunteer opportunities below, or would like more information in general about Marie Curie Cancer Care, give us a call in the local fundraising office on 0114 279 3010. We looking forwrad to hearing from you! BUPA Great Yorkshire Run - Marie Curie Cheering Team Members We have over 500 runners in our Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Team in this race - you may even have family and friends who are running with us? You can be part of our team cheering on the day and help make it the best possible experience for all those wonderful runners who are raising valuable funds to support our Marie Curie Nurses. We want our runners to know that we are supporting them every step of the way and you can help us achieve this. It really makes a huge difference to our runners if we make lots of encouraging noise. The hours of helping are 9.00am to 2.00pm approximately and specific details about the role will be confirmed nearer the day. BUPA Great Yorkshire Run - Qualified Masseurs and Masseuses Required We need masseurs and masseuses to provide our tired runners with a 5-10 minute massage in our supporters marquee at the end of the race. We have over 500 runners in our Marie Curie Cancer Care Daffodil Team in this race - you may even have family and friends who are running with us? You can be part of the team working on the day to make it the best possible experience for all those wonderful runners who are raising valuable funds to support our Marie Curie Nurses. Your day will begin at approximately 9.30am and will finish at 2.30pm. Light refreshments will be provided.