The annual Karen Fenton Memorial Run was hosted in Ballinora, Waterfall on April 23rd, 2023.
This event has been organised since the 1st anniversary of Karen's death in 2018. Though the road race didn't take it's usual format until 2022 and 2023 as a result of Covid. This is a 5km road race organised and hosted by the Fenton Family in memory of Karen who passed away in April 2017, aged 43.
The event was a huge success attracting registerations of over 400. There was a fantastic turnout in the hall after for post-race refreshments. The event raised over €5k which will be put towards ovarican cancer research and services. The specific details will be worked out later.
We have made great progress over the past few years to honor Karen's legacy. Our fundraising efforts culminated in the purchase of a cancer sequencing machine for CUH where Karen spent much of the final 2 years of her life.
Thanks to everyone who has supported our fund over the past few years.
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Planning for Karen Fenton Memorial Run 2023 is in full swing!
Registration is open for the event (donations also accepted) at https://eventmaster.ie/event/bMkmI9AHjr.
We have made great progress over the past few years to honor Karen's legacy. Our fundraising efforts culminated in the purchase of a cancer sequencing machine for CUH where Karen spent much of the final 2 years of her life.
This memorial run is an annual event in the local area where Karen lived we will continue to fundraise through events such as this to further raise the awareness of ovarian cancer and much needed funds for research and support for treatment.
Thanks to everyone who has supported our fund over the past few years.
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Karen Fenton Ovarian Cancer Fund has switched from working with CUH on the cancer sequencing machine to planning for our next event - the Karen Fenton Memorial Run 2023. This annual event in the local area where Karen lived will again be a fundraising initiative to further the awareness of ovarian cancer and for further research and support for treatment.
We also recently particpated in an awareness campaign for World GO and donated €5000 toarads the marketing costs for this campaign. The fund felt that this donation was a worthy investment in building awareness for this disease.
Last report we updated that the Genexus machine was purchased and commissioned in 2021 for Cork University Hospital with the help of the significant donation of €80k from the fundraising efforts from the Fenton family and the Karen Fenton Ovarian Cancer Fund. It's great that we can now see the tangible benefits of our fundraising effort which is contributing to Karen's legacy.
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The Genexus machine was purchased and commissioned in 2021 for Cork University Hospital with the help of a significant donation of €80k from the fundraising efforts from the Fenton family and the Karen Fenton Ovarian Cancer Fund. The significant funds raised have been the culmination of a number of years of fundraising through events such as the Karen Fenton Memorial Run and also through this GlobalGiving platform. The intent is to continue to raise funds for ovarian cancer research and continue to provide support to CUH and cancer services in the Cork region. We will continue with the annual Karen Fenton Memorial Run for example.
So far we have raised over €140,000 and we donated €80,000 portion of these funds to CUH to purchase the "Genexus Integrated Sequencer” in Cork. The machine will leave a lasting legacy to cancer patients in the Cork and wider Munster region. In July 2022 some of the Fenton family met with CUH for a photo cheque presentation (Covid challenges has delayed this) and to provide an opportunity to see the machine and to hear from Dr. Dearbhaile Collins and from Reiltin Werner who manages the lab and uses the machine day to day.
It was great to see the machine and to hear how our fundraising efforts are now benefiting cancer patients in the Munster region. Reiltin and Dearbhaile explained about the time saved analysing cancer mutations (results in 24 hours after sample prepared, then Reiltin and lab can review and prepare report for the doctors, before it could be 3/4 to 6 weeks to get results from Dublin or UK). Dearbhaile indicated that she can have results before she meets with patients and can prescribe targeted and more precise treatments.
As things stand the machine is being used mainly for lung cancer given the significant number of mutations and the greater accuracy in determination of treatments based on these different mutations but is used for others also and CUH will continue to expand the use of it.
We are pleased that our fundraising efforts will help to leave a lasting legacy for Karen who spent much of the final 2 months of her life at CUH.
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Since Karen Fenton passd away in April 2017 from Ovarian Cancer we have been fundraising to raise awareness and to help others who may be ill with this terrible disease. Recetntly we relaunched the Karen Fenton Memorial Run which unfortunately could not proceed in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid. We hosted over 250 runners and walkers from the athletics clubs around Cork and also from Ballinora community The event was a great sucecss notwithstanding smaller then back in 2019. We expect that the event will be back again next year bigger then ever. With this annual event and your support we will continue our fundraising efforts for cancer services.
So far we have raised over €140,000 and we donated €80,000 to CUH to purchase an “Ion Torrent Genexus Integrated Sequencer” in Cork. The machine has now been commissioned and it already starting to leave a lasting legacy to cancer patients in the Cork and wider Munster region. We expect to continue to provide further financial support to CUH and to other support services in the Cork region into the future. This will help to leave a lasting legacy for Karen who spent much of the final 2 months of her life at CUH.
Thanks to everyone for your continuing support.
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