Staff who are fundraising for our Robot Appeal through a half marathon and a 200km cycle ride got together earlier this week to highlight the appeal and collect their matching T-shirts which have kindly been supplied courtesy of Great Yarmouth graphics and clothing business Effective Imaging.
There’s now just over a week before a team of our staff take part in the Blickling Half Marathon to raise money for our hospital charity – and they now have the matching T-shirts to run in, making them easy to spot! We’d like to thank the team at Effective Imaging, at South Denes Road in Great Yarmouth, for their generosity and support.
The team of James Paget runners – including consultants, nurses and other health professionals – will gather at Blickling Hall on Sunday 19 March to run the Spring half marathon - a 13.1 mile course through the Norfolk countryside - and to raise as much money as possible for our surgical Robot Appeal.
We recently launched the fundraising appeal to raise £1.6 million for a new surgical robot at the James Paget. The robot will allow for complex surgeries to be performed by our surgeons through small incisions and with more precision. This will benefit a number of specialities such as colorectal surgery, gynaecology, general surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery, urology and our ear, nose and throat teams. The robot will also benefit our patients, allowing specialist surgery to be carried out closer to home, decreasing the length of stay in hospital, reducing post-operative complications and lowering readmission rates.
Soon after the half-marathon run, a 200km cycle ride will take place on Saturday 8 April, with four cyclists from our team hoping to raise more funds. Please see our website here for more details of this fundraising.
Each person taking part in the Blickling half marathon for a charity is aiming to raise a minimum of £100 for the cause and many of our team have now set up fundraising pages, including the below;
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kamal-aryal
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/roshanlal
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lindasawer1
http://www.justgiving.com/maxinedoeshalfmarathon
To donate to the cycle ride team please visit; https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jonathan-harrowven
If you would like to contribute to our Robot Appeal you can use one of these links or donate directly via our charity website https://www.jpaget-charity.org.uk/appeal/surgical-robot-appeal or contact our charity office at charity@jpaget.nhs.uk or 01493 453348.
Our picture shows our team of runners and cyclists with Amber from Effective Imaging.