Hello, Georgia and Danielle here!

We’ve taken the plunge and decided to run the Sheffield half marathon with the aim of raising money and awareness of Kairo’s Krew, Melanoma UK and Breast Cancer UK as these are all charities very close to our hearts! We thank you in advance for your kind donations which will be split equally between the three above charities.

Kairo’s Krew is a charity set up for Kairo, a 6 year old boy that both myself and Danielle have had the pleasure of teaching. He was recently diagnosed with a devastating diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).

DMD is a very rare life limiting, muscle wasting disease which mostly affects boys. Approximately 1 in every 3500 boys and 1 in every 50 million girls are born with the disease world wide. There are around 2500 people living with the disease in the UK.

DMD gradually weakens all muscles within the body including the heart and respiratory muscles which is the main cause of the shortened life expectancy of 20s to 30s. It also affects the brain which can lead to learning and behavioural challenges.

Generally children decline between the age of 8 and 12, by early teens are full time wheelchair users, late teens lose the ability to use their arms and then suffer respiratory issues and heart failure.

There currently isn’t a cure for this devastating illness but medics, researchers and fundraisers are working hard to develop new drugs, therapies and technologies to hopefully find a cure or something that will significantly slow down the progression.

We’re also raising money in aid of Melanoma UK. Melanoma UK is one of the largest skin cancer charities in the UK. Established in 2012, they are focused on raising awareness of Melanoma (a form of skin cancer) and supporting those affected by it. The charity works to raise funds to help increase prevention through education and awareness and provide support to those working in the field of diagnosis, treatment and research. They are supported by senior medical advisors working in some of the UK’s leading hospital trusts.

Alongside Melanoma UK we are raising money for Breast Cancer Uk. Every year around 56,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer, at least 30% are preventable. Breast Cancer uk aims to provide raise funds to to help increase prevention through education and awareness and provide support to those working in the field of diagnosis, treatment and research.

We really appreciate all your donations, wish us luck and thank you!