Regent's Park

Runner PackThursday 9th May 2013, 5pm

Go Bananas! 2013

Welcome to Go Bananas!

with Informa 2013Welcome to the seventh year of Go Bananas! with Informa in aid of World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

Last year saw lots of runners chase Informa’s very own CEO Peter Rigby round the 3km Regent’s Park route, despite the inclement weather. This year we are returning to Regent's Park on Thursday 9th May and we hope to see even more of you donning your trainers and taking part and we also hope for drier weather.

After the success of last year’s post-run reception, we invite you all to join us again after the event at The Royal College of Physicians. Come along and play some giant games, ride a smoothie bike, find out the results of the raffle and best fancy dress costume competition and enjoy your complimentary food and drink!

By taking part in this event, not only will you and your colleagues have a great day chasing CEO Peter Rigby dressed as a giant banana, you’ll also be raising vital funds for WCRF's scientific research and cancer prevention education programmes.

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Our 7th year of Going Bananas is approaching. Altogether we raised a superb £78K last year, all of which went to the World Cancer Research Fund. In the UK we had a fantastic turnout despite the rain. Some runners across the globe were able to beat their personal bests, others walked, even pregnant or with umbrella in hand, which only goes to show that Go Bananas is for everyone.

Many of the pictures can be seen in the gallery as well as a video of the soaking wet UK group: bit.ly/XYQrAa

For more Go Bananas news from 2012, see our page on indigo: bit.ly/YfMODU

I’d like to see as many people as possible get involved this year. There are 7,500 of you who can raise £7,500 just by taking part as I am again personally pledging £1 per employee who Goes Bananas. This applies whether you’re doing a fun run or any other activity, whether that’s the Banana Olympics in Dubai, scavenger hunts in the US, fruit smoothie sales, walk-a-thons, banana splits, or boat races. Let’s all get involved, have some fun together and make a grand difference to support cancer prevention work worldwide.

Let’s target £100k this year. So get training and try to get some personal sponsorship too!

Peter Rigby

Last year more than 1,400 of you took part in over 20 events around the world. Together you raised an incredible £78,851. Here are some examples of how the money you raise makes a difference.

£10 allows a child living in a deprived area to be a member of the Great Grub Club magazine club for an entire year. The Great Grub Club encourages children to eat well and move more for better health.

£100 can fund a scientist to carry out half-a-day of life-saving cancer prevention research, which will help shape the future of cancer research.

£500 allows us to organise an education workshop for up to 20 health professionals. Participants learn about the cancer prevention evidence, our 10 Recommendations for Cancer Prevention and the potential barriers to talking about cancer prevention with patients.

£10,000 will pay for a scientist to work on our Continuous Update Project (CUP) for 10 weeks. The database is the largest resource of scientific research on diet, body fatness and physical activity and cancer in the world.

£70,000 will pay for the Great Grub Club for an entire year. The club educates children aged 4 to 11 and their families on the benefits of being healthy and gives them the tools they need to achieve this, reaching thousands of children, families and teachers across the UK

£100,000 will pay for the final two years of the four year long PEACH project, one of the major studies worldwide involved in studying children’s activity and eating behaviour, based at the University of Bristol.

Research has shown that by eating well, moving more and staying in shape you can reduce your cancer risk. If we all did this, 2.8 million people around the world this year wouldn’t have to hear the words, “you’ve got cancer.”

Go Bananas! in 2013 to help us make this happen!

How everyone at Informa makes a difference

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Go Bananas! Route Map5pm, Thursday 9th May 2013

Start/Finish line.Please arrive by

4.15pm to registerHub/huts

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Regent’s Park (Bakerloo line)

nearest tube station

Post-race reception at The Royal College of Physicians, 6pm

THE REGENT'S PARK

Join us after the race at the post-run reception at The Royal College of Physicians, which is indicated on the map above. From 6pm each runner will be entitled to free food and one free drink, courtesy of Informa. More drinks can be purchased. Toilets and changing facilities will be available for you to use. There will also be a range of free games and fundraising activities where you can win some fantastic prizes, so bring your wallet if you don't want to leave empty-handed!

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Top 5 ideas for fundraising success

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Go Social Email your fundraising link to family, friends and business contacts

asking them to sponsor you. Post it on your various social networks and

attach it to your email signature.

Go to the Races

Organise an office sweepstake on anything from sporting events, reality

TV shows to who will be the fastest runner in the Informa Go Bananas

race! Half the money goes to the winner and half goes to WCRF.

2 Great Go Bananas! Bake Off Who makes the best and healthiest treats in the office? Visit

www.wcrf-uk.org/recipes for inspiration. Then ask your colleagues to pay

£1, taste each treat and vote for the winner.

3No Go Ban something in the office for a day: swearing, using the lift, phones going off in meetings, etc. Anyone who breaks the ban has to pay a fine.

Before reading these top ideas, set up an online fundraising page at www.wcrf.org/informa. It’s quick and easy to do and it’s the most important step to get you on your way to raising vital funds to support World Cancer Research Fund.

55The Credit Munch Ever wondered how much that lunch you buy everyday adds up to? A lifetime

of lunches can cost £90,000, equivalent to £7.81 a day on lunch, drinks

and other work-time snacks. Bring in lunch every day for a week instead, and

donate the money you would have spent to WCRF!

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£ €€There are many different ways you can pay the money you have raised to World Cancer Research Fund.

If you are in the UKOnlinePay in the money you have raised via your personal fundraising page at www.wcrf.org/informa

ChequePlease complete the following details, and send them to us, along with the money raised, so we can thank you for all your hard work and support!

Name: Business unit:

Office address:

Postcode: Telephone:

Email: Total collected:

Cheques should be made payable to World Cancer Research Fund and sent, along with any sponsorship forms, to: Go Bananas! with Informa, WCRF, 22 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3HH

UK bank transferYou can make a UK bank transfer using the following details:

Barclays Bank PLC Account name: World Cancer Research Fund

Sort code: 20-20-15 Account number: 80988855

Please can you also provide a reference of ‘Informa’ followed by your name. Once you have made the transfer please email informarun@wcrf.org to let us know.

If you are overseas

OnlinePay in the money you have raised via your personal fundraising page at www.wcrf.org/informa

UK bank transferYou can make an international bank transfer using the details below:

IBAN: GB08BARC20201580988855 SWIFT: BARCGB22 Bank: Barclays Bank PLC

Bank Address: 128 High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1EL, UK

Beneficiary Name: World Cancer Research Fund

Please can you also provide a reference of ‘Informa’ followed by your name. Once you have made the transfer please email informarun@wcrf.org to let us know.

Paying-in Page

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The choices you make about food, physical activity and weight management can reduce your chances of developing cancer

– choose mostly plant foods, limit red meat and avoid processed meat

– be physically active every day in any way for 30 minutes or more

– aim to be a healthy weight throughout life

And, always remember – do not smoke or chew tobacco

“Stopping cancer before it starts”

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World Cancer Research Fund 22 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3HH Tel: 020 7343 4200 Fax: 020 7343 4201 Web: www.wcrf.org/informa Email: informarun@wcrf.org Twitter: www.twitter.com/wcrf_uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/wcrfukBlog: www.cancer-prevention.orgRegistered in London, England No: 2536180. Registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales (Registered Charity No:1000739). Registered Office: 22 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3HH © 2013 World Cancer Research Fund

About World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK) is the principal UK charity dedicated to the prevention of cancer through the promotion of healthy diets and nutrition, physical activity and weight management.

Our mission is to prevent cancer in the UK and worldwide through scientific research and a wide range of public education programmes.