Atlantic Row '09 supported charities

We are very pleased to be supporting both Brain Tumour UK and Shrewsbury House in our challenge to row across the Atlantic. Both charities represent very worthy causes and are hugely appreciative of your interest. We are striving to reach a charitable target of £50,000.

Brain Tumour UK

Please support Brain Tumour UK and donate on line http://www.justgiving.com/AtlanticRowBrainTumourUK

The justgiving page is completely secure and easy to use.

Alternatively if you would prefer please make cheques payable to Brain Tumour UK and send them to Matthew Mackaness Atlantic Row, Aketon Lodge, Follifoot, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 1EG along with our Gift Aid Form.

Founded in 1997, Brain Tumour UK provides emotional support to brain tumour patients and their families. The charity’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Board ensure a solid profile for research.

The facts:

Around 13,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with brain tumours each year
Brain tumours are the most common type of solid tumour in children
Brain tumours account for 30% of child cancer deaths

In particular, Brain Tumour UK aims to:

Increase awareness and knowledge of brain tumours
Carry out research into the disease
Improve access to information and support and enhance treatment and care for brain tumour sufferers
Raise money to fund an extensive programme of research, education and support

Visit the website: www.braintumouruk.org.uk

Shrewsbury House, Liverpool

Please support Shewsbury House and donate on the following web link which is easy to use and completely secure: www.justgiving.com/atlanticrowshrewsburyhouse

Alternatively if you prefer please make cheques payable to Shrewsbury House and send them to Matthew Mackaness Atlantic Row, Aketon Lodge, Follifoot, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 1EG along with our Gift Aid Form.

Shrewsbury House (aka "The Shewsy") is a Youth and Community Centre based in Everton, Liverpool. The focus of the Shewsy is to meet the educational, social and spiritual needs of the local community, with a specific priority for children and young people. The genuine enthusiasm, warmth and, where necessary, compassion shown by the staff who work at The Shewsy has remained fixed in the memory, together with the visible enjoyment and pleasure the children and young people gained from spending time there.

We both spent a week working at The Shewsy in 1997 and 1998 respectively and found it a hugely rewarding and informative experience. The children and young people who attend The Shewsy come from wide-ranging and diverse backgrounds. The Shewsy provides access to resources, information and advice which many would otherwise not benefit from and strives to enable young people to develop their own identity whilst recognising, appreciating and understanding the identity of others.

Visit the website: www.shrewsburyhouse.org.uk