Fundraising Stories

We were thrilled to recognise members of a gym in Speke for donating a whopping 5,500kg of clothing through our donation scheme! David Lloyd Gym has raised more than £4,800 for LMRUK through their donations, many of which were top-quality pre-loved fashion items and...

A Cardiff runner whose training partner was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer earlier this year has raised more than £650 for LMRUK by running the city’s Half Marathon. Quantity surveyor Gareth Harris, 62, completed the Cardiff Half Marathon in just two hours and...

An electrical wholesale business has raised an incredible £12,500 for our charity after a close friend of the Managing Director was diagnosed with Myeloma. More than 100 golfers, including staff members from Moss Electrical Co Ltd and many of their clients and...

We’re thrilled to have honoured staff and members at 3-1-5 Health Club in Lancaster  with a special Business Impact Award, after they helped us to raise almost £6,000 through clothing donations! The club installed one of our distinctive red clothing banks outside its...

Retired businessman John Nicholson is raising funds for LMRUK, visiting every one of the 55 cities in England by train and enjoying a drink in a pub or a visit to a cathedral in memory of his brother, Bill, who died from blood cancer John, 75, from Romiley, Stockport,...

Leo Palmer, 15, has completed his fundraising challenge cycling 283 miles from Lancaster to London to raise money for our charity, in support of his grandmother who is undergoing treatment for Multiple Myeloma. Leo, who set off on the marathon ride from Lancaster...

Retired college lecturer Paul Breheny has raised almost £700 for LMRUK – running his second half marathon in 29 years, and in the same pair of shoes he wore the last time! Paul, 65, chose to raise money for our charity in support of his friend Charles Montlake who is...

Courageous runner Lucy Abbey went ahead with her planned London Marathon run in aid of our charity, despite an injury to her hip that left her unable to train for a month before the event. Lucy, 37, from Hartlepool was inspired to run in aid of the blood cancer...

Julie Waines knew something was wrong with her health when she started falling asleep at work and had to spend her lunch breaks taking a nap in her car. But the 65-year-old data processor, who works for Northern Powergrid in Stockton on Tees, had never heard of...

Training is well underway for Lucy Abbey, 37, from Hartlepool in Teesside, who is preparing to run the 2025 TCS London Marathon this April on behalf of our charity. Lucy, who works at Northern Powergrid, is no stranger to running, having previously participated in the...