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The 2010 Event is Now Being Organised.

Venue for this years event is Meggetland, home of Boroughmuir RFC.
The date has now been confirmed for Sunday 22nd August with a 2.00pm Kick Off.

We are currently looking for Companies & Individuals to support the event by investing in Program Advertising, Shirt Advertising, Sponsorships and Raffle Prizes

Plans for the day to include but not be limited to:-

A Fantastically Entertaining Match of Rugby
Pipes & Drums Band
Kit Stall - Legends Tops, Tryumph Tops
Tombola Stall
Face Painting & Magician - for the Younger Ones
A Fully Licenced Bar - for the Mature Ones
A Chance to Meet some of the International Stars of Years Gone By

We are also looking to confirm a band to play as part of the evening's entertainment

2009

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Every day, in the UK, Six Teenagers are diagnosed with some form of cancer.

That’s over 2,000 Teenagers every year

But these young patients don’t stop being teenagers just because they get cancer.

Often teenagers with cancer receive treatment within inappropriate facilities, either being treated alongside very young patients or with patients much older then themselves.

Tryumph for Teenage Cancer is helping to bridge that gap by providing funding, raised by the annual charity rugby match and other equally important events, to help fund purpose built units.

Funds raised by Tryumph for Teenage Cancer go towards ensuring that young cancer patients get the best possible care in hospital with the chance to do all the things that other teenagers do.

Locally, as part of a bigger organisation, we have helped to successfully raise more than £500,000 to support local Teenagers with Cancer.

Monies raised have helped in the creation of a temporary unit within the existing Royal Hospital for Sick Children, with the goal being a purpose built dedicated unit in the Western General Hospital sometime in the future

The Teenage Cancer Trust funds specialist teenage cancer units in NHS hospitals with the aim being to give every young person with cancer access to a unit and improve survival rates.

TCT currently has 9 units around the UK and is planning to open a further 14 units by 2012.

At present we only have 1 full time unit in Scotland, at Gartnavel in Glasgow.

There is also a temporary unit which was recently set up in the Sick Childrens Hospital in Edinburgh.

Our goal is to open a permanent 6 – 10 bed Teenage Cancer Unit, at the Western General Hospital, for older teenagers.

This unit will benefit teenagers and young adults aged between 16 and 24 years old fighting cancer.

The unit is estimated to cost around £2 million to build, half of which has to be raised locally.

All money raised through Tryumph for Teenage Cancer event will go towards the appeal.

Funds Raised

TOTAL RAISED BY TRYUMPH - £11,292 (Est So Far)

The 2008 Tryumph event raised - £5,842

The 2009 Tryumph event raised - £3,250

2010 Legends/Legends Game - £2,200

You are more than welcome to donate to this figure to do so please contact anyone on the "Contacts" page.

THANKS TO EVERYONE

FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT

Diary

The Date Has Now Been Set for The 2010 Event

Date: Sunday 22nd August

Location: Boroughmuir RFC, Meggetland

Kick Off: 14.00hrs

Entry Fee: £3 at the gate

Players: Names of both teams will be

posted nearer the time.

Tryumph for Teenage Cancer RFC

A Teenage Charity Rugby Team - Raising Awareness & Raising Funds to help Teenagers With Cancer