Barry Murphy and family are sailing to the West Indies and are supporting Men Matter along the way. See his website, Serenity Afloat, to find out how they’re faring! Of his reasons for supporting the appeal, Barry says, “Both my father and grandfather died of prostate cancer… the more we can publicise the male cancers the more likely men are to pass information on to each other.”
Thanks to these people for their donations:
A big thank you to Phil Wheat for a years worth of fundraising…. read more
The dedicated team who gave up a whole weekend to collect donations at the British Superbike Championships at Oulton Park on 15th, 16th and 17th July. A great effort from you all – thank you! Read more
Welcome and thanks to our newest supporters ‘Ziganof’ who have sent us this message of support, “ Ziganof Car Fresheners & Promotional Products back the Men Matter Appeal 110% This is a very worthy appeal and we are delighted to help.”
The team of volunteers at the Didsbury Classic Car Show on Sunday 10th July managed to collect £767 in donations…. read more
The volunteers from the LCCC t20 match on Friday 1st July who collected £834 in donations and worked hard to raise awareness of male cancers to the 3000 strong largely male cricket supporters…. read more
All the volunteers who took part at ‘Mock Fest’ – Rock Radio’s 3rd birthday celebrations on Saturday 7th May…. read more
Pat and Bernard Stafford who raised a total of £815 for the appeal. They recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and asked for Men Matter donations instead of presents. An incredible act of generosity!
Jenni Nixon from GAP PR & Marketing who raised £182.50 for completing the Manchester 10K Run in May 2011 in a time of 59.01 – well done Jenni.
KRO Bars & Restaurants who helped arrange a charity concert on 2nd April 2011 that raised almost £400 for us…. read more
All the volunteers who donated their time on Saturday 2nd April to take part in our bucket collection in Manchester City City. Between the dozens of volunteers they raised just short of £4000…. read more
The Indian Ocean restaurant in Ashton-under-Lyne who raised £1000 for their Guinness World Record poppadom tower and curry banquet night in March 2011.
Harold Waterworth and members of Leigh Bowling Club raised £450 for our appeal through a series of raffle draws.
Jane Bell has been doing a fantastic job of raising money for Men Matter with friends and family. We would like to thank her for everything she has done, from organising calendars to fundraising stalls at the school fair.
A big thank you also to Dom – a dedicated volunteer who always goes the extra mile for us. Thanks for all your efforts and continued support.
Men Matter would like to thank the staff at the Revolution Bar, Deansgate Locks, Manchester who raised £1000 for Men Matter by growing moustaches throughout November 2010. Also to VOSA (the Vehicle and Operating Services Agency) who held a fundraising event and raised £332 for the appeal.
Thanks to Peter and Geoff Scargill who have raised over £30,000 in many different ways. Thanks to the friends of Bernard Keegan who donated funds raised by a sportsman’s dinner in his memory. Thanks also to Altrincham Probus for their contribution.
A huge thank you to GAP at the Trafford Centre who very kindly invited us along to promote our cause and raise funds on one of their busiest days in the year. Once again the GAP staff supported our team brilliantly. GAP matched all donations made on the day, meaning more than £1,300 was raised. Thanks to everyone who got involved!
Thank you to Andrew Smith who completed a swim in San Francisco on behalf of Men Matter. Andrew escaped from Alcatraz in just under 50 minutes!
Manchester’s original Pink Floyd tribute band Fink Ployd gave a concert, hosted by Rock Radio DJ Steve Berry, on 4th September 2010 at the Radcliffe Civic Suite in aid of Men Matter. See their website for further details.
A big thank you to the DJs from Rock Radio, who raised £2,564 for Men Matter through their sponsored Full Monty.
Men Matter offer their thanks this group of cyclists from the McBride company in Middleton and rider Simon Gasse, who took part in the Manchester to Chester bike ride on Sunday 11th July 2010.
GAP Trafford Centre organised a Father’s Day event and invited us along to promote Men Matter. Thanks to the GAP staff who supported our team brilliantly on the day. GAP matched all donations made on the day, meaning a total of £1,000 was raised.
Andrew Herd and friends raised £5,600 for Men Matter by taking part in a 50-mile walk. Andrew said, “I am pleased everyone in our group achieved their targets with some surpassing them. All of us are enormously grateful for everyone’s fantastic generosity.”
We were proud of all the runners who took part in the BUPA 10k in May to raise money for Men Matter. Runners Ruth Jenyon (left) and Phil Wheat (right) raised £750 and £600 respectively.
Our bucket collection in Manchester city centre in March 2010 aimed to raise funds and awareness for the Men Matter Appeal. Our team of over 50 volunteers collected over £2,000 for The Christie. Thanks to everyone who donated and took part.
Why not help raise funds for the Men Matter Appeal by arranging your own event?
