You’re invited to do something amazing and take part in Race for Life 2009 on the Isle of Wight.

It is one of the most prestigious charity events of the year, now, organisers of Race for Life are inviting women of all ages on the Isle of Wight to make this year’s event the biggest and best yet.

Cancer Research UK are delighted to be hosting a Race for Life event on Sunday 26th July 2009 at 11:00 in Medina Playing Fields and Seaclose Park.

Last year Island Police Got In The Pink For Charity : Newport Sergeant Penny Deacon, whose idea it was to participate and raise funds sadly passed away earlier this year. View Isle of Wight Race For Life Photos 2008

Enter Isle of Wight Race for Life 2009 and be one of 1200 women who will walk, jog or run 5k to help us smash our fundraising target of £58,000 for Cancer Research UK’s life-saving work. 

Cancer Research UK Race for Life is the UK’s largest women only fundraising event where women everywhere are invited to do something amazing and come together to simply walk, jog or run 5k and raise money to help beat cancer.

In 2008 Race for Life nationally raised an amazing £44 million for Cancer Research UK! As the leading independent funder of cancer research in Europe, this is an incredible achievement and has made a huge impact in our ability to help save lives.

This year we need to raise £62.5 million to help continue funding the work of over 4500 doctors, nurses and scientists dedicated to finding new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer.

We hope you will join the thousands of women who will come together at over 230 events this summer to help raise vital funds for our life-saving work.

Have a great day out with your family and friends and help more people beat cancer.  If you are taking part in Race for Life, why not ask your friends and family if they’d be willing to volunteer?

Encourage the men in your life to get involved, invite your sponsors to be there when you cross the finish line,

Volunteer today!

Help Cancer Research to make Race for Life happen, they rely on people to donate time and energy to make the Race For Life events the success they are.

Whether your talent is organising people or helping to set up events, encouraging participants or handing out medals, they need you!

Register online to volunteer at a Race for Life event near you. It only takes a few minutes and you will be given all the information you need to get involved.

Help to recruit participants in the months leading up to Race for Life events.

Pre-event volunteer role profile and Pre-event publicity.

On the day we need volunteers to fill a variety of roles at Race for Life events. You may be asked to work in any of the following roles, depending on your skills and the needs of the event:

• administration marquee role profile
• marshal role profile
• start/finish area profile
• key set up profile
• welfare volunteer profile
• meet and greet profile

Don’t worry if you haven’t done anything like it before. All volunteers will receive a briefing about their role on the day.  For more information visit www.raceforlife.org or Cancer Research UK

This year, Isle of Wight Radio is proud to be the OFFICIAL radio station for the Isle of Wight Race For Life 2009.