1. RACE FOR LIFE The Coombes Primary School Friday 5 th June 2015

2. What is Cancer & how common is it?  What can you tell me about what it is? / Do you know someone who has been affected?  Cancer is actually a group of many related diseases that all have to do with cells.  Cells are the very small units that make up all living things, including the human body. There are billions of cells in each person's body.  Cancer happens when cells that are not normal grow and spread very fast.  Normal body cells grow and divide and know to stop growing. Over time, they also die. Unlike these normal cells, cancer cells just continue to grow and divide out of control and don't die when they're supposed to.  Cancer cells usually group or clump together to form tumors.  Sometimes cancer cells break away from their clump and travel to other areas of the body, this is how cancer spreads.  There are more than 200 different types of cancer that affect men, women and children.  More than 331,000 people were diagnosed with cancer in 2014 in the UK, that's around 910 people every day.  Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer.

3. Who & What do Cancer Research UK do?  Medical Research Charity  Main job: Is to fund research via trials & tests (investigations) into way to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.  They currently fund over 4,000 researchers, doctors and nurses in the UK.  This is all achieved via fundraising (Donation of money to the organisation by the public and companies).  Over the past 20 years £513 million has been raised via fundraising.  CAN WE HELP?

4. When, Where & How Far…  We are going to hold our very own race for life at school, on Friday 5th June, where you can walk or run to raise sponsorship money for cancer research.  Set your own goals whilst raising money for others.  Everyone's included – boys, girls and teachers!  On the day you will need to wear pink or blue and bring your trainers!  Venue: School Field  Foundation: 2k  Year 1&2: 2-3k  Year 3&4: 5k  Year 5&6: 5-10k  Between 1 – 6 Miles

5. Our Target/How to donate  Our School Target: £5000  Sponsorship Forms + Letter about the event  Online: Just giving page: justgiving.com/thecoombesprimaryschool/

6. Challenge – Walk or Run Route