Charity Chairman Tom Bromwich receives bumper cheque on behalf of Cancer Charity ‘Get A-Head’
The New Year got off to a great start for two Birmingham-based charities after they each received bumper cheques from the Allied National Bank (GB)’s Birmingham City Office. A team of eight bankers had shed their formal shoe attire, reached for their trainers and took part in last years Birmingham Half Marathon to raise funds for The Maria Watt Foundation and the Get-A–Head Charitable Trust. They shared a total of £3,700, raised from generous sponsorship by the bank’s clients, professional associates and the runners’ work colleagues.
Sid Muir commented “A team of varying standards of runners from Allied Irish Bank (GB) has entered the Birmingham Half Marathon in all the three years since the event started. Everyone has completed the race and in the process has raised over £15,000 for local charities doing fantastic work. We anticipate running again in 2011”.
Diane Watt, Trustee of The Maria Watt Foundation said "The Maria Watt Foundation is primarily about raising awareness of Leukaemia and Other Cancers in children and teenagers. The Foundation has supported a number of initiatives and in particular, the new Teenage Cancer Unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. We have only been able to achieve this with the help and support of local people and our thanks go to Sid and his team from AIB for their fantastic support and fundraising efforts."
Tom Bromwich, Chairman of the Get-A-Head Charitable Trust, added “Get A-Head exists to help people throughout the region who suffer from head and neck disease, including cancer. We are so very grateful to receive this wonderful amount from the Allied Irish Bank. Sid and his colleagues have done a fantastic job in raising this money, and every penny will go a long way in helping the Charity to fulfil its objectives: to fight head and neck cancer and related diseases through the provision of equipment, education and research. This is a fantastic way to start the New Year."
Diane Watt and Tom Bromwich are pictured receiving cheques from Sid Muir and fellow runner Stephanie Mooney.