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Join the Swan River Run!

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Be part of the first ever WA Today Swan River Run presented by Westpac on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Enter now and get set to take in the spectacular views along the Swan River as part of either the 14km or 5km courses.

If you have signed up, or are thinking of signing up, for the Inaugural WA Today Swan River Run we want you to think about running forKeep the Flame Alive” and the Children’s Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation’s team.

We’re looking to turn the streets of Perth yellow again with our Keep the Flame Alive t-shirts. If you Danced for a Cure then you have a great reason to sign up and run, as you already have our awesome t-shirt. If you didn’t, you can purchase your T-shirts from us for only $15 and join in with our team. Call our office now to purchase your T-Shirts. (08) 9363 7400!

Get the kids involved and take on the 5km course as a family or challenge yourself to a personal best with the 14km course.

Sign up now using the promo code SWANSUBPROMO to receive the special launch offer of $5 off the early bird fee, saving up to 25%. Simply enter the code in the discount box on the review page of your entry.

Offer ends: Saturday, May 31, 2014

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HBF Run for a Reason

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Congratulations and a BIG THANK YOU to all those runners who took part in the HBF Run for a Reason yesterday. Our receptionist, Kate, ran with her friends – you couldn’t miss her – she is wearing her Keep the Flame Alive t-shirt.

Good Luck to our HBF Run for a Reason Runners!

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Today’s the day! Good luck to all of our runners in todays HBF Run for a Reason. Whether it’s the 4km or the 12km that you are doing have a great day. Stretch, keep hydrated and most importantly….. HAVE FUN!!!!

Documentation almost ready to submit to Guinness World Records

Heads up Flame friends we are very close to having all of the documentation ready to submit to Guinness World Records to get the official approval of our attempt. You remember the one, we all went down to Langley Park and unfurled this ridiculously long ribbon into the shape of the awareness ribbon shape. Well once we have the final pieces of evidence put in our package off it will travel to prove that WA people from the top to the bottom all helped create something magic….. Were you there?

Be a part of a Guinness World Record this Saturday 19 April!

ribbonChildren’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation has united with Western Australian schools and community organisations to achieve the Guinness World Record for the Longest Awareness Ribbon!

This Longest awareness ribbon will be unfurled this Saturday 19 April 2014 at Langley Park in the City of Perth at our Keep the Flame Alive World Record Day.

The day kicks off at 8am with the official photo being taken from the air being at 10am. We are asking you, along with your families and friends, to come down to Langley Park in the city to be a part of this momentous event!

The current record for an awareness ribbon stands at 1,247metres, however we will beat this with what we predict to be 2000 metres of yellow awareness ribbon, signed by the people of Western Australia with messages of hope and support for children with cancer.

“With the support of The Hon Peter Collier MLC, Minister for Education more school children and their families will unfurl the full ribbon and mold it into the familiar awareness ribbon shape and, will be photographed from our helicopter fly over so that all of the world can see what an amazing feat WA people have achieved.” said Keep the Flame Alive Event Organiser Kylie Dalton.

But that’s not the end of the ribbon’s incredible story. The final destination for such an important piece of fabric, imbued with so much hope and love, is the new Children’s Hospital, where it will hopefully be used for the opening in 2015. This is also where the messages can be read by future generations of children, looking for hope.

So please come down, show your support and be a part of history in the making!

Schedule for Saturday 19 April:

  • 8am: Volunteers begin arriving.
  • 9am: Begin setting the Ribbon in place.
  • 10am: Helicopter will fly over to capture the official Guinness World Record photograph.
  • 10.15am: The official measuring of the Ribbon by Official Adjudicators.
  • 10.30am: Interviews available with the general public and Keep the Flame Alive team.

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Can't be a part of the event, but would still like to help support a good cause? Why not donate now to help support the Children's Leukemia & Cancer Research Foundation.