-Hi Penny, Is there going to to be anything happening locally in the
Wellington Region for Brain Tumour awareness week??? I would be only
too happy to get out and walk to raise money for this, I am wanting
to do something practical that will help BT Patients and their
families, Look forward to hearing from you. Sue.-- In
nzbraintumour@yahoogroups.com, DanZac <danzac@...> wrote:
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> FYI everyone
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> x Penny
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> From: Denis Strangman
> To: Newsletter 4:
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 4:30 PM
> Subject: Walk Around the World for Brain Tumo(u)rs and the
Inaugural International Brain Tumo(u)r Awareness Week - News Update
1 October 2007.
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> Walk Around the World for Brain Tumo(u)rs and the Inaugural
International Brain Tumo(u)r Awareness Week - News Update 1 October
2007.
>
> Dear Friend of the International Brain Tumour Community,
>
> As the Awareness Week (21-27 October) approaches we have been
informed of many awareness-raising activities that are planned or
have already been held. Here are some recent developments:
>
> Michel Esnault, Chair of GFME Glioblastoma Fundation Michele
Esnault in France, advises that on the first day of the Awareness
Week, Sunday 21 October, there will be a walk of 1.2 kms along the
Boulevard Longchamp, 13001 Marseille. The Town Hall administrators
will provide a tent, tables and chairs, for the walkers. It is hoped
that physicians from the Timone Hospital will participate .
>
> The European Federation of Neurological Associations has
circulated its member organisations about the IBTA's Awareness
Week .
>
> The US-based Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation which has been in
existence for 16 years and has raised $34m for pediatric brain tumor
research and support projects has created a link on its homepage to
the World Walk and Awareness Week and has conveyed best wishes for
the success of these projects. The PBTF already has a very
successful annual awareness-raising activity "Ride for kids"®
involving motorcyclists .
>
> The Cancer Council Queensland (Australia) Brain Tumour Support
Service will hold a Living With Brain Tumours all-day seminar on
Saturday October 27. Leading Health Professionals will present on
topics including Overviews of Brain Tumours, How a Social Worker can
Help; Neuropsychology Assessments, Post-Op issues for Carers, Issues
for Brain Tumour Patients, Loved-ones, Children and Adolescents,
along with displays from supporting Health Industries. Enquiries to
judithwhitehead at cancerqld.org.au (substitute @ for at).
>
> The UK-based Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust (SDBTT) has
really got behind the IBTA's World Walk project. Jim Huggins, Adrian
Clark, Tim Ives, Chris Higgins, and Paul Wilkin will be walking the
North Downs Way between Oxted and Farnham on 21 October. They are
raising funds for their friend Emma who has a brain tumour .Nora
Ramalingum is holding a walk in Nonsuch Park, Surrey on 21 October
and is raising funds for SDBTT Anne-Marie Ramalingum Fund . Morna
Sinclair has organised a walk in Banchory, Aberdeen to take place on
26 October. Her daughter Hannah has had successful treatment for a
brain tumour .Stan Ralph is holding a walk in Westhill Aberdeen on
27 October to raise funds for SDBTT Dennis Ralph Fund .Julie Rowland
will be walking around her cruise ship somewhere in the Caribbean
during the Awareness Week. Funds raised will go towards SDBTT Julie
Rowland Fund . Paul Glass is holding a public walk at Blackthorn
Golf Course, Cottingham, Market Harborough and round the Welland
Valley aka Hippo Walk. Paul is raising funds in memory of his
partner Jodie Adams .
>
> The Fifth Annual Mark Linder Walk 4 the Mind was held in Peoria,
Illinois (USA), on Saturday 29 September with at least 400 walkers
covering one mile each and donating 400 miles (644 kms) to the World
Walk total. Funds raised will be donated to the American Brain Tumor
Association .
>
> Di Murphy from Australia has departed for China and the Great Wall
to undertake her walk to add to the IBTA's Walk Around the World
target and to raise funds for BTA .
>
> During 2-3 September, while on an away-day research team gathering
in the Derbyshire countryside, 22 members of the (UK) Nottingham-
based Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre walked 7 miles to
contribute a total of 248 kms (154 miles) to the World Walk total .
>
> Frances Tse from Hong Kong advises that they have changed the
location for their awareness-raising walk on Saturday 27 October
from the Hong Kong Trail to up and down The Peak which is a popular
location on weekends. This will be a safer route if they attract the
100 people they are anticipating. There will be banners and posters
along the way and the walkers will wear special tee-shirts. They
will adjourn to a restaurant afterwards. The local Schering-Plough
representative is supporting the walk .
>
> Dr Magda Machanova, radiation oncologist of the Regional Hospital
in Liberec, Czech Republic, is hoping to place an article in a
cancer journal in her country. Dr Machanova will also be holding a
special brain tumour meeting at the local cancer organisation to
mark the Awareness Week and hopes to obtain radio and other media
exposure to raise awareness about brain tumours .
>
> Dr Ira Pavlovic-Ruzic, radiation oncologist from Croatia, is also
planning to hold an awareness raising activity in her country .
>
> Don't forget to let us know as soon as possible about any
Awareness Week activities you're planning. Please donate any
mileage from sponsored walks to the Walk Around the World for Brain
Tumours. And finally, please DO spread the word about the Awareness
Week and World Walk via your local newspapers, radio stations and
television programmes.
>
> Thank you for your continuing support.
>
> Denis Strangman (Chair)
> International Brain Tumour Alliance - IBTA
> www.theibta.org
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