back to news Helen Rollason Heal Care cancer charity fundraiser By Janine submitted 16/8/07 Last Saturday Alun Bennett and I were helping to run a charity fundraising event in Beckenham. We were raising money for the Helen Rollason Heal Care cancer charity in support of our friend, Sally Baker. Sally and her husband Phil were, until last year, senior pre-champ ballroom competitors. Sally developed breast cancer at the young age of 35 and underwent treatment, but sadly it has returned several times since then and has now spread. Sally is now 44 and just weeks ago had to have a hip replacement due to the damage the cancer has done to her bones, but she is no quitter! She has set out to raise as much money as possible for breast cancer charities and next week will be taking part with 20 other breast cancer patients in a motorbike ride on a Harley Davidson from Aviemore in Scotland to London. A group of Sally’s friends got together with her to organise a fundraising day at her local pub in Beckenham. The weather was perfect and we had a very good turnout and plenty of support from the biker community – Phil and Sally both ride Harley Davidsons when they are not dancing. We managed to raise the fabulous sum of £1,300 which will be added to Sally’s sponsorship money for the Amazon Heart Thunder ride which she will be starting on 26 August and finishing in London on Saturday 1 September. It is not too late to sponsor Sally’s ride by visiting www.justgiving.com/AHTUKsallybaker.