A CITY law firm has donated £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK after they were inspired by a staff member who took part in the charity’s fund-raising race.
Mfg Solicitors gave their donation following the Sanlam Go Dad Run. Paralegal Javed Ahmed ran the event at Worcester Racecourse on Sunday June 14, where he met the ambassadors and Olympic legends Colin Jackson, Derek Redmond and Donovan Bailey.
Mr Ahmed said: “Sanlam are next door to our offices on The Tything so we were really involved in the pre-promotion of what was a fantastic event for the city.
“The event was great fun and saw hundreds of people raising funds for what is an amazing charity.
“I was delighted to play my part on behalf of the firm and hope that our donation will go some way to helping Prostate Cancer UK’s research programme and their ongoing drive to raise awareness.”
Lauren Tunnicliffe, corporate engagement manager at Sanlam, said: “We were delighted to receive support from mfg to help promote this cause, they have always been strong partners of ours for charitable events and long may that continue.
“Raising awareness of illnesses such as prostate cancer is an important part of our corporate responsibility.
“Helping to avoid the unnecessary death of any man, be it a brother, son, father or husband is something we are proud to be involved with.”
Prostate cancer is the most common kind in men, with more than 10,000 men dying every year from the disease and 300,000 living with prostate cancer in the UK.
The charity works to get men diagnosed early and the best treatment possible to beat the disease.
For more information visit prostatecanceruk.org/menunited.
