Kirsty Club supporter Rik Taylor will be running the Greater Manchester Marathon 2012 in April, raising funds for Francis House. “I am running on behalf of the Kirsty Club, as Kirsty’s story and life is one of great courage and determination, and I feel by running this race it is in a small way able to highlight this much needed and worthwhile charity.”

Help support Rik in this wonderful effort. Please sponsor him now at http://www.justgiving.com/rik-taylor

Long-time supporter Nigel Milligan will be running the London Marathon in 2012 and raising funds for The Kirsty Club! Please help support him during his training, as well as sponsoring him for what will be a tremendous fundraising effort. Nigel would love to top his previous fundraising best of £1800 and is looking for businesses and individuals to donate. Follow Nigel’s progress and donate via his website. Thank you Nigel!

Following the amazing success from last year’s Curry & Crooning Night last year, the Garam Masala restaurant in Cheadle Hulme are hosting another Kirsty Club fundraising evening on Friday 18th May. Please contact Emma to book your tickets 07813 615131.

Our Kirsty Club team is bigger than ever this year with over 100 athletic individuals joining us for this wonderful event that brings out spectators and runners in their thousands. So if any of our runners put a sponsor form in front of you then please be as generous as you can in supporting them. All of the money raised will go towards the desperately needed extension at Francis House Children’s Hospice so that more children and their families can receive the care and support that they so rightly deserve. There are only a few places left if you would like to join us, so contact us ASAP on .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Fashion icons like Vivienne Westwood and Wayne Hemingway all have roots in the North West of England. So it’s about time Manchester hosted its’ own Fashion Week. The event takes place between 9th-14th of April 2012, and will be raising funds for The Kirsty Club!

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