Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity is encouraging
everyone to take part in the RBC Race for the Kids 5k fun run on Sunday
12th June 2011.
Held in London’s Battersea Park, the
event is open to people of all ages and abilities to walk, jog or run
the race. Money raised from the event will help fund the essential
redevelopment of Great Ormond Street Hospital and make a difference to
the thousands of sick children who are treated at the Hospital every
year.
On the day, participants can expect to mingle with
celebrities and take part in exciting activities such as arts and
crafts, face painting and inflatable games.
Entry to the event is now open and supporters are encouraged to visit www.raceforthekids.co.uk to sign up or contact the charity’s fundraising team on 020 7239 3164 or email raceforthekids@gosh.org. Everyone who takes part will receive an exclusive medal, goody bag and a specially designed t-shirt.
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For media enquires please contact:
Gavin Watson
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
0207 239 3185
About Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity:
Great
Ormond Street Hospital is one of the world’s leading children’s
hospitals with the broadest range of dedicated, children’s healthcare
specialists under one roof in the UK. The hospital’s pioneering research
and treatment gives hope to children who are suffering from the rarest,
most complex and often life-threatening conditions, from across the
country and abroad. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
needs to raise £50 million a year to help rebuild and refurbish Great
Ormond Street Hospital, provide vital up-to-date equipment and fund
research into better treatments for the children. You can help us to
provide world class care for our patients and families. For more
information visit www.gosh.org
About RBC
Royal
Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) and its subsidiaries operate under
the master brand name RBC. We are Canada’s largest bank as measured by
assets and market capitalization, one of North America’s leading
diversified financial services companies and among the largest banks in
the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America’s
leading diversified financial service companies, provide personal and
commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and
investment banking and transaction processing services on a global
basis. We employ approximately 77,000 full- and part-time employees who
serve more than 18 million personal, business, public sector and
institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 53 other
countries. For more information, please visit www.rbc.com.
RBC
is committed to making a lasting social impact through inspired,
responsible giving and by building strong partnerships with the
charitable sector. We invested more than $52.6 million with charities in
hundreds of communities worldwide in 2009.
Contact information:
GOSH-ICH Press Office: 020 7239 3125
Email: Coxs@gosh.nhs.uk
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