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May 2012

Leeds Metropolitan University to host charity Fun Run

Leeds Metropolitan University is hosting the brand new annual 5km Carnegie

Fun Run for staff, students and the community to raise money for Macmillan

Cancer Support.

The run will take place on Thursday 7 June from 6pm and will guide

participants around the scenic Headingley Campus and Beckett Park

following a Zumba-style warm up. All of the 10 entrance fee will go directly to

Macmillan. All participants will receive a T-shirt, a goody bag and 5

Sweatshop gift voucher. Additional donations are very welcome at the

Carnegie Fun Run Just Giving page

http://www.justgiving.com/carnegiefunrun.

Sarah Humphreys, Sports Participation Manager at Leeds Met, decided to

organise the event because similar events in previous years had been

discontinued, despite great levels of participation. The womens fun run that

used to be held here attracted well over 200 runners, so it seemed logical to

start something similar up. Macmillan offer a source of support to all those

affected by cancer, not only patients, but also their families and carers, andwe are so pleased to be able to help support such a worthwhile charity.

Although the event isnt a race, there will still be prizes on offer for the first five

men and first five women to cross the finish line. A barbecue on the

Universitys Headingley Campus will provide much needed after-run-refuelling

for those involved whilst a steel drums band will provide entertainment. Free

parking is available.

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Every day 27 people in West Yorkshire are told they have cancer, and 42% of

us will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in our lifetime.

Clara White, the Leeds Fundraising Manager for Macmillan Cancer Support,

said: On behalf of everyone at Macmillan, thank you to the team at Leeds

Met and everyone who has registered and will register to take part in this

fantastic local event! We rely on the generosity of the public for 96% of our

income so we really couldnt do it without you! Every pound of sponsorship

raised will be helping people living with cancer. 25 could pay for a Macmillan

nurse for 1 hour so you will be making a huge difference.

Sign up to enjoy the fun today at

http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/sport/campussport

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For further details please contact Helen Welburn in the Communications team

at Leeds Met on 0113 812 5935 or email h.welburn@leedsmet.ac.uk

Notes for editors:

Leeds Metropolitan University has over 25,000 students and around

3,000 staff.

The Vice Chancellor of Leeds Metropolitan University is Professor

Susan Price and the Chair of the Board is Lord Woolmer of Leeds.

Leeds Metropolitans four faculties are: Arts, Environment and

Technology, Business & Law, Health and Social Sciences, and

Carnegie.

Leeds Metropolitans heritage can be traced back to the founding of the

Mechanics Institute in Leeds in 1824.

International students rated the University top in the UK for language

support, accommodation quality and learning spaces in the 2010

Autumn Wave of the International Student Barometer and sixth in the

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world for the quality of its lectures. We have over 1,500 international

students from 122 countries around the globe.

The Universitys award-winning learning environments include

Broadcasting Place, which was voted the best tall building in the world

in 2010 by the Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban

Habitat (CTBUH) and also winner of the 2010 Leeds Architecture

Awards New Building category.