|  | | |  | Fundraising News Archive for October - December 2008 |
 | Solar Radio appeal: 27 December - 2 January. |
| |  | | Solar Radio is appealing to listeners to help charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research beat childhood leukaemia. | | Release date: 19 December 2008 |  |
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| Burn off the turkey in Christmas cycle for charity |
| |  | | With the average Christmas dinner serving up 956 calories, Salisbury residents can beat the post-Christmas bulge by getting on their bikes. As well as burning off the turkey and mince pies at the Salisbury Plain Bikeathon on 28 December, cyclists will raise funds for cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. | | Release date: 16 December 2008 | |
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| Father and son's memorial Antarctic adventure |
| |  | | A father and son team from Newbury are going to experience a very white Christmas as they walk to the South Pole. They aim to raise around £35,000 for charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research to help find better treatments and cures for leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. | | Release date: 10 December 2008 | |
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| Marathon Miles runs hot and cold in memory of Dad |
| |  | | Miles Cudmore is taking on a thermometer busting challenge in December, running sweltering hot and ice cold marathons one week apart as he aims to raise £15,000 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research in memory of his father. | | Release date: 28 November 2008 | |
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| Frankly, fundraising for charity is fun! |
| |  | | Frank Sinatra tribute singer, Phil Fryer from Morley, did the whole 84 mile length of Hadrian's Wall, from Carlisle to Newcastle, in four days for leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research raising £1,211. | | Release date: 15 November 2008 | |
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| Treasure trove of awards for charity 'pirates' |
| |  | | The team of pirates, ‘Old Cloggers & Young Whippersnappers’, won the Adult Team Fundraising Award for this year’s London Bikeathon. Led by Terry Crow from Godshill, Isle of Wight, the team raised an amazing £10,600 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, the UK’s leading blood cancer charity! | | Release date: 14 November 2008 | |
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| Buy beautiful gifts and help save lives this Christmas |
| |  | | Treat loved ones to a gorgeous gift from the new Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Christmas catalogue and you will be helping the charity ensure that more people than ever before survive blood cancers to be with their families at Christmas. | | Release date: 10 November 2008 | |
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| Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Series Grand Final |
| |  | | The Desert Springs resort in Almeria, south-east Spain was hosted the Sir Ian Botham Charity Golf Series Grand Final on Thursday 30 October to Saturday 1 November 2008. | | Release date: 7 November 2008 | |
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| Haringey cancer survivor wins top prize for charity bikeathon |
| |  | | Hans Meijer, 51, from London, won the 2008 George Melmouth Cup for the Top Individual Fundraiser in this year’s London Bikeathon Awards Ceremony for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research, the UK’s leading blood cancer charity. | | Release date: 6 November 2008 | |
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| Wickes celebrate hitting half a million for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research |
| |  | | DIY retailer Wickes has pulled out all the stops to hit £500,000 in its first ever national charity partnership with blood cancer charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. Celebrations of the half-million milestone come with the announcement of an extension to the partnership to December 2009. | | Release date: 21 October 2008 | |
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| Botham completes legendary fundraising walk for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research |
| |  | | Sir Ian Botham finished the latest of his legendary fundraising walks for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research on 18 October, having walked over 130 miles in 9 days. This was the 12th walk that ‘Beefy’ has undertaken for the blood cancer charity and it looks likely to have raised the most money yet. | | Release date: 18 October 2008 | |
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