Healthy community events in support of Anthony Nolan

Xercise4Less supporting blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan

Local gym Xercise4Less in Middleton has set-up a series of healthy community initiatives throughout the whole of February in support of registered blood cancer charity ‘Anthony Nolan’.

The month-long fund raising mission invites members of the general public to use the gym facilities and take part in a variety of fitness challenges with the chance to win free gym memberships. A £1 (minimum) donation is required to enter each challenge. All proceeds go towards Anthony Nolan.

Anthony Nolan works to save the lives of people with blood cancer through their donor register, securing donations of blood stem cells or bone marrow to provide people with blood cancer and blood disorders with vital transplants.

Anthony Nolan conducts world-class research into stem cell matching and transplants, to ensure those in need receive the best possible treatments.

Xercise4Less Middleton will be inviting members and their friends to see if they could become a potential match on the donor list in a bid to save more lives. The award winning budget gym operator will donate £1 for every new member that joins the donor registry.

Paul Grayson, General Manager at Xercise4Less Middleton, commented: “We’re delighted that our new Middleton gym is supporting such a worthy cause. People in the UK are being diagnosed with blood cancer every 20 minutes.

"Realising the lengths that Anthony Nolan go to save three lives every day, it’s evident we need to save more. The only way to do that is to increase the amount of matches available on the donor register and make people aware of the shortage. We need people from every diverse background imaginable to become a part of this.

"Everyone needs to wake up and realise that they, quite literally, have it in them, ie.what it takes, to save a life and be a hero. Changing lives is what we’re all about here at Xercise4Less so it would make all of us, extremely privileged; to be in a position to raise awareness about Anthony Nolan. Anthony Nolan gives people hope.”

Stem cell register page:

https://www.anthonynolan.org/8-ways-you-could-save-life/donate-your-stem-cells