This year we are launching what we hope will
become an annual event – Walk a Mile for Mesothelioma. We are encouraging
people who want to support DAST and publicise the effects of Mesothelioma to
take a short stroll. Gentle exercise is
recommended to those suffering from asbestos related diseases, and we hope that
people affected can also join in with this event, choosing a suitable route
through a local park. By wearing our DAST logo vests, telling others about
their walk and collecting sponsors it can help to raise the profile of our
work. If you want to organise a walk,
then contact Sarah on sarah.dast@hotmail.co.uk
and ask for a sponsor pack. You can hold
your walk where ever you choose – an online map provider can help measure out a
mile long route. It doesn’t need to be
exactly one mile either – no-one’s checking!
Here at the DAST office, we are also planning our
own walk. We are holding this in
Nottingham and we hope that a few locals will be able to come along and join
us. Sarah and Joanne will definitely be
there and possibly a couple of our volunteers too. This will be a great opportunity for our
Nottinghamshire supporters to get together for a ramble and a chat, and to
raise a bit of sponsor money at the same time.
We have chosen to hold the walk at the Forest Recreation Ground, because
it has its own tramstop and there is ample parking. There is also a pavilion
with toilets and a café. This will serve
as our meeting point on Friday 5th September. We will begin gathering at 10.30 and will start
the walk at 11.00, making two small circuits of the park, which passes the
pavilion again at the halfway point if you only feel up to half a mile. Weather
permitting, bring a picnic or alternatively you can visit the café afterwards.
If you want to come and join us in Nottingham, again
contact Sarah for your sponsor forms and just to let us know that you are
coming so that we can look out for you.
This is proving to be a popular choice of event with around a dozen walks being set up already. We have also received several donations
sponsoring Sarah and Joanne for their Nottingham walk. Thank you to everyone
taking part. Let’s make Walk a Mile for Mesothelioma DAST’s big event!
