Anura Alagiyawanna

Join Rowen’s Team at the RBC Race for the Kids 2024: Help Us Beat Childhood Cancer!

Join Rowen’s Team at the RBC Race for the Kids 2024: Help Us Beat Childhood Cancer!

Hi, I'm Rowen Alagiyawanna, and this October, I'll be running my 5th RBC Race for the Kids to support the incredible work of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH). My parents have been running this race since 2013, and together, we’re committed to making a difference in the fight against childhood cancer.

I invite you to join my team for this amazing cause! Whether you walk, jog, wheel, or scoot, let’s come together on 12 October 2024 at Hyde Park, London, for the RBC Race for the Kids. This 2km event is perfect for all ages and abilities, and even your four-legged friends are welcome!

Once you’ve crossed the finish line, the fun continues at the family festival village, where you can enjoy live entertainment, music, refreshments, games, and exciting activities for everyone to enjoy.

All the money raised this year will go towards helping build a state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Care Centre at GOSH. Cancer is the leading cause of death for children aged one to 14 in the UK, with five children being diagnosed with cancer every day. Together, we can help save more lives and transform children’s cancer care.

Event Details:

• Date: 12 October 2024
• Location: Hyde Park, London
• Distance: 2km – Walk, Jog, Wheel, or Scoot!
• Entry Fee: £17.50 for adults, free for children aged 16 and under

Every participant will receive a T-shirt and race number to proudly wear on the day.

Come and be part of something special. Let’s raise vital funds and awareness to beat childhood cancer. Join my team today, and let’s make a difference together!

Hope to see you there!

Warm regards,
Rowen Alagiyawanna

I’m joining the race to help beat childhood cancer by taking part in RBC Race for the Kids

I’m taking part in GOSH Charity’s family festival and fun run, RBC Race for the Kids, to raise funds to help build the new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Cancer is the biggest killer of children aged one to 14 in the UK. But a child doesn’t have to die from cancer for it to take their life. Living with cancer is different for every child. It can mean countless rounds of debilitating treatment. Seeing your siblings through the windows of an isolation room. Not knowing when you’ll sleep in your own bed again. It can mean missing out on parties and playdates and trips to the park. It can mean missing the moments that make up a childhood. 

But we won’t let it. 

We won’t let cancer steal childhoods. 

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) already cares for children with the hardest to treat cancers. Pioneering research is underway to find the most effective treatments and cures, which give hope to children and their families. 

But the rapidly changing pace of cancer medicine has outstripped GOSH’s existing cancer facilities., and the hospital needs a new home to help deliver breakthrough therapies. Somewhere that will treat the child, not just their disease. 

That home will be the new Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH.

The funds raised from RBC Race for the Kids will help build a world-class facility with children at its heart. 

A place where children have access to play and education alongside pioneering treatments. Where families can stay together through some of the hardest moments. Where access to outdoor space is a priority, and a focus on nutrition helps fuel recovery. 

Please sponsor me to take on a 2k or 5k for GOSH Charity. Together we can build it. Together we can help beat childhood cancer.