Team ACLT GOLD CHALLENGERs GO FOR GOLD
UK CHARITY MASCOTS TAKE ON OLYMPIC CHALLENGE
RESULTS: Super Donor Dan wins place in ACLT Charity Parade
Join him and the rest of TEAM ACLT Gold Challenge at the stadium
on Sun 1 April 2012
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Look to the sky...is it a Bird...is it a plane...NO
...it's ACLT Charity Mascot SUPER DONOR DAN to the rescue!!!
ACLT Charity Mascot SUPER DONOR DAN...aka Wk Raphael Minus 1 Kidney needs your votes to win a place to race in the 100m Gold Challenge Charity Mascot Race at the prestigious Olympic Park Stadium on Sunday 1 April and defend his title as Charity Mascot Winner at Crystal Palace National Sports Arena in September 2011 (read more below)
Super Donor Dan is one of the illustrious TEAM ACLT, who are dedicated ACLT charity fundraisers of all ages and backgrounds who help to spread the Gift of Life message
Super Donor Dan has chosen to support the ACLT in the Gold Challenge - a unique Olympic sports charity challenge that encourages children and adults across the UK of all abilities to learn or improve their skills in Olympic or Paralympic sports and help raise funds for their charity
HOW TO VOTE - Voting has Ended
1. LOG on to the Gold Challenge Mascot Race Facebook page below
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2. CLICK on Super Donor Dan's picture (as above)
3. CLICK ‘LIKE' TO PLACE YOUR VOTE
4. TELL 10 friends to do the same TODAY
SUPER DONOR DAN represents
* Perfect strangers whose small acts of kindness help to Give the Gift of Life
by registering as a blood, bone marrow or organ donor
* Everyday Heroes and Heroines who step up to save a life
* Those who dedicate their time and talent to spread the ‘Gift of Life' message to support or bring hope and a chance of longer life for children and adults far and wide with life-threatening conditions
SUPER DONOR DAN stands for
* RAPID RESPONSE * COURAGE THROUGH ADVERSITY * LIFESAVING POWERS * HOPE *
* ACTIVE HEALTHY LIVING * COMPASSION * POSITIVITY in GOOD TIMES & BAD TIMES *
SUPER DONOR DAN believes
EVERYONE CAN BE A HERO and that together we can all make INCREDIBLE miracles happen for those facing the enormous challenges of a life-threatening illness
VIEW PREVIOUS MEDIA COVERAGE
Evening Standard News Video Interview
Metro London Online News: Click here
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Raph @ London 2012 - 1 Year to Go celebrations Click here
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Team ACLT's Gold Challenge Mascot WINS GOLD at 100m race
as UK CHARITY MASCOTS TAKE ON OLYMPIC CHALLENGE
at CRYSTAL PALACE STADIUM
September 2011
EVENT 1ST GOLD CHALLENGE CHARITY MASCOT RACE
VENUE Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Track, South London
Friday 2nd September 2011, 10.00am
As Team AVIVA GB & N. Ireland Athletes bring home 7 medals from the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Daegu Korea ranking 6th on the international medals table...
Team ACLT show the home crowd and UK charity supporters how to go for Gold too with the Gold Challenge - an official charity fundraiser for the London 2012 Olympics
The ACLT (African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust) charity mascot "Super Donor Dan" went head to head with Rainbow Trust's "George & Zippy", Action Medical Research's "Paddington Bear", WWF "Panda", Marie Curie Cancer Care's "Daffy" even Greenpeace's "Paula Polar Bear" and others in a battle to see who could run the 100m the fastest and jump the longest as they competed in the UK's only Olympic & Paralympic sport based charity challenge, Gold Challenge
The charity challenge has over 130 UK charities on board. The iconic Crystal Palace saw the crème de la crème of charity mascots compete for gold. Around 15 charity mascots (listed below) stepped up to the starting blocks to compete for the chance to win the gold medal in the 100m sprint and Long Jump Olympic sport events
Gold Challenge CHARITY MASCOTs featured:
• ACLT - Super Donor Dan • NDCS - Ned the Bear
• Action Medical Research - Paddington Bear • Rainbow Trust - George & Zippy
• Cancer Research UK - CRUK Silver Ball • Right To Play - Red ball
• Greenpeace - Paula the Polar Bear • Save The Rhino - Rhino
• Marie Curie Cancer Care - Daffy • WWF - Panda
ACLT's Super Donor Dan swooped in to take the Gold medal place
ACLT were closely followed by Cancer Research UK's Silver Ball who took the Silver medal in a dramatic race for the line and photo finish. Official race times went taken as its all in good fun, but it may have been a charity mascot record??!!
'SUPER DONOR DAN'
represents all lifesaving donors - our everyday super heroes
'Super Donor Dan' is named in honour of ACLT spearhead, the late Daniel De-Gale who beat leukaemia but lost his life in October 2008, aged 21, due to multiple organ failure. Daniel's Olympic dream was to support the 2012 Games athletes having trained as a Sports Therapist at London Metropolitan University
ACLT's Super Donor Dan mascot winner was W K. Raphael a.k.a Raph "Minus 1 Kidney"
Raph is a life saving kidney donor, dedicated charity supporter and sports fundraiser. After post race celebrations Raph said "I am so proud, totally surprised and delighted to get the Gold, but in my eye's, all the Gold Challenge charities are winners. I'm a distance runner, but I've now realised a new talent for 100m"
To read more about Raph "Minus 1 Kidney" visit www.minus1kidney.com
ACLT Gold Challenge is raising funds to find more lifesavers
The ACLT is a leading health charity dedicated to raising awareness of the severe shortage of donors on the UK blood, bone marrow and organ donor registries, particularly from under-represented minority ethnic communities. Funds raised support the ACLT's grassroots work to promote donation, educate communities and register lifesavers in the UK to help fight leukaemia, other blood cancers and life-threatening conditions
ACLT became a Gold Challenge Charity Partner to encourage supporters of all ages and ethnic backgrounds to get active and excited about London 2012, raising funds to get more donors registered
Dr Samantha Walker, ACLT Gold Challenge Administrator said
"It's a real privilege to have supporters like Raph who represent all the everyday donors out there who have taken the time to save the lives of those who courageously battle life-threatening conditions. As a kidney, blood and bone marrow donor and regular charity runner - Raph is a real life Super Hero. He truly shows us all that being a donor can be part of everyday life and is absolutely no hindrance to having fun with a full and active lifestyle."
Raph ‘Minus 1 Kidney' is captain of ACLT Gold Challenge team - ‘Living Donors'
whose members share their commitment as blood donors and complete the 2012 Km endurance Gold Challenge. Raph has also received a nomination from the ACLT charity as an Olympic Torchbearer for a moment to shine on behalf of donors in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay
"It's great to see families, friends and workmates united in their efforts to make a difference for themselves and their communities, together they leave a lasting legacy to improve the health and wellbeing of the world's communities in the future."
Gold Challenge is the charity challenge where participants of all ages and abilities take on Olympic and Paralympic sports to raise money for their chosen Gold Challenge charities
Everyone aged 7 upwards can take part in Gold Challenge as an individual or as part of a team. Participants choose their own challenges to try out and improve their sports skills for a good cause
Gold Challenges to choose from:
• Olympic Sport Challenge
• 2012 Km Challenge
• Gold Challenge in a Day
Youth & Family Gold Challenges to choose from:
• 5 Sport Challenge
• Family Activity Challenge
• 2012 Km Challenge
Gold Challenge is partnered with the British Olympic Association, Sport England and is part of ‘Places People Play' - the official mass participation legacy programme for London 2012: www.goldchallenge.org
HEROES WANTED - REGISTER TODAY
JOIN TEAM ACLT - BECOME A LIFESAVER
ACLT invite more everyday heroes to be part of something amazing
1) Join our growing Team ACLT Gold Challengers
Click here for more details
Register today at www.goldchallenge.org/aclt
2) Make a commitment to help us boost all UK donor registries in the run up to the 2012 Games and beyond
ACLT & NHS Blood & Transplant proudly present the 4th Daniel De-Gale Blood Donation week from Monday 3rd to Saturday 8th Oct 2011
Click here to find out more about 'Donate 4 Daniel' in Black History Month 2011
Click here to see the latest list of local donor recruitment drives
Team ACLT
For more information about the charity and ACLT Gold Challenge please contact Samantha Walker, ACLT Gold Challenge Administrator (020 8240 4480) or goldchallenge@aclt.org
GOLD CHALLENGE TEAM
For more information, photography or Gold Challenge interviews please contact Drew MacKinnon or Sarah Forbes on 0207 099 8895 or media@goldchallenge.org
