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As a group of friends who enjoy running ( sometimes), Wayne church, Amanda Woolliscroft, Katy Taylor and Emma Woolliscroft have decided as a group we would like a challenge and some inspiration, so we have entered the Chesterfield marathon relay. We wanted to raise some funds for a local charity that provides a service to benefit local people.
As we all journey through life we will have crossed paths and know friends, family and loved ones who's life has been impacted and changed forever with a cancer diagnosis, also working as a cancer nurse specialist at our local hospital I know first hand the challenges both physically and psychologically that these people and families have to journey through.
Our chosen local charity is the Nenna kind cancer drop in centreat Chesterfield
The Nenna Kind Centre opened in October 2010 in Chesterfield and offers a place for cancer patients, their family and friends to call in and have a chat to volunteers.
They provide benefits advice through Macmillan by appointment, and also alternative therapies, eg. Healing, Reflexology, Massage and Shiatsu and if clients are just feeling tired they can just drop in for a sit down and a drink for as long as they want. The centre is run by volunteers and all their services are free of charge.
This centre has been named “The Nenna Kind Centre” after Helen Hinde, Nenna because her niece couldn’t say Helen and called her aunty Nenne,and Kind because a little girl at the pre school Helen worked at thought her name was Mrs Kind and so she got nick named “Nenna Kind”. Sadly Helen lost her long battle with cancer in January 2011 but her legacy will live on through this centre, where we hope to give help and encouragement to all who are affected by cancer.
The Optimistics ( our relay team name) hope you can dig deep for this worthy local cause, for local people and their families who's lives have been affected by cancer.
Thank you x
