Harrow friends raise over £1million for teens with cancer
Harrow friends Richard Rosenberg, Laurence Finger and Charles Bradbrook have taken part in an epic 350-mile Cardiff to London cycle challenge to raise funds for charity Teenage Cancer Trust.
The group was led by former long-term Teenage Cancer Trust Trustee, Richard Rosenberg, from September 1 to 5 for their last official fundraising challenge for the charity, which raised over £100,000.
Richard became a Trustee for the charity in 2003and has continuously taken his role one step further by leading multiple active fundraising events in order to support 13-24-year-olds with cancer. He retired from the charity’s Board of Trustees in July. He works with Laurence and Charles at the accountancy firm SRLV.
Richard has been joined by Laurence and Charles in his fundraising challenges, which have included the London Marathon, overseas cycle rides, London to Paris cycle, rowing the distance of the English Channel on the River Thames, and a cycle visiting all 28 Teenage Cancer Trust units across the UK.
The last official SRLV cycle, The Final Ride: 70 for 70 Years, in honour of Richard and Lawrence’s 70th birthdays, brought the total raised by the trio for Teenage Cancer Trust to over £1 million.
The route saw the trio pedalling some 70 miles each day, with the start point being from one of the charity’s specialised units for young people with cancer in Cardiff. The group - who were also joined by guest cyclists - also stopped at specialised units in Bristol, Oxford and Cambridge before finishing at The Royal Marsden in Sutton.
Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity providing specialised nursing care and support for young people with cancer. The charity funds specialist nurses, youth workers and hospital units within the NHS, so young people with cancer get the sensitive, individual care and support they need at such a unique and critical life stage.
Kate Collins, Chief Executive of Teenage Cancer Trust, said: “Richard and the whole SRLV team have been nothing short of outstanding with their fundraising over the years. On behalf of everyone at the charity I’d like to say that we have all appreciated their unwavering support and dedication to the cause.
“Fundraisers like this allow us to continue to be there for young people with cancer when they need us most though units in NHS hospitals across the UK, and funded nurses and youth workers. A huge thank you to Richard, Laurence, Charles and everyone who has joined them along the way.”
Richard Rosenberg, former Teenage Cancer Trust Trustee and long-time fundraiser, said:“I became involved with Teenage Cancer Trust in 2003 when my wife, Meryl, was in remission from cancer and I had to simply give something back.
“It has been an honour to serve as a Trustee of such a fantastic charity and now is the time to return my lyrca and cycle helmet to the wardrobe!”
Profits from The Final Ride: 70 for 70 Years fundraiser were also shared with The Urology Foundation as Richard is also in remission from prostate cancer and the team’s t-shirt sponsor was The Private Office (TPO).
To find out more, or to support the team, visit their fundraising page.