Five Friends and a Sister are taking part in the Walk in Her Name Step Challenge in aid of Ovarian Cancer Action in memory of our friend and sister, Sarah Emly
In memory of our friend and sister Sarah Emly; Kate, Katie, Lee Ann, Abi, Lizzie and Sarah's sister Gillian are taking part in the "Walk in Her Name" Step Challenge in aid of Ovarian Cancer Action this March.
Every year, 295,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer globally. In 2015 Sarah was one of them. She was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer aged just 41, having suffered vague gastro-intestinal symptoms for only three months. Approximately half of these 295,000 women will not survive beyond five years. Sarah was one of them. She lived for just 2.5 years after her diagnosis, passing away in December 2017. We love her and miss her so much, but we shall never forget her.
March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and the five of us in Team Sparkle (so named because Sarah loved a bit of sparkle) are each taking 295,000 steps throughout the month to raise funds for life-saving research into ovarian cancer that will help these women, and the next generation, to survive this disease.
Please help motivate us to brave the March weather in London, Surrey, Devon and Scotland so we can each rack up the requisite 295,000 steps needed and raise £295 each (or £1475 as Team Sparkle) in order to help fund this critical scientific research.
#stepforeverywoman
Thank you to our Sponsors
£1,000
Mum And Dad
£500
Mark & Matthew
We are proud of you. Keep on going! Love Mark & Matthew
£212
Olivia Mayell
So proud of you. And what a tribute to Sarah. x
£200
Tim Emly
In the words of those music legends that are Five - Keep on Movin!! All the best and good luck. Love Ellie, Tim, Arlo, Artis, Zephy and Coco (you could take her for a walk!!)
£106
Anonymous
Go for it Lizzie
£106
Budden’s
£106
David Flin
Good luck - a great cause
£106
Ben Bourne
Best of luck Kate!
£106
Harold Hutchinson
Keep on walkin'. H
£106
Christopher Baird
Kate, a worthy cause. Well done. Kind rgds
£106
Caroline Gill
Good luck to you all!
£106
Jennie
Well done Lizzie - this is a lovely idea
£106
Bish
Great Cause - well done you and your team
£106
Ben, Hollie, Dylan And Josh
Good luck from all of us xx
£100
Nicola Mallard
Great cause Kate. good luck
£100
Nicola Mallard
Great cause Kate - good luck
£100
Michael Donnelly
Phenomenally important cause Kate. M
£100
Abi
Well done Katie a sterling effort and example to us all...xx
£100
Maria And John Emly
Good luck for your March walks in memory of Sarah and in support of such a worthy cause.
£100
Maria And John Emly
Good luck for your March walks in memory of Sarah and in support of such a worthy cause
£100
Maria And John Emly
Good luck for your March walks in memory of Sarah and in support of such a worthy cause
£100
Maria And John Emly
Good luck for your March walks in memory of Sarah and in support of such a worthy cause
£100
Maria Andjohn Emly
Good luck for your March walks in memory of Sarah and in support of such a worthy cause
£80
Caroline Foulger
£80
Msncy Smith
I am very happy to donate to such a worthy cause! XO
£75
Benedict Hunt
Does this mean we can't take taxis when we are out marketing?!!! Best of luck!
£53
Emma Cox
Go Lizzie!
£53
Emma Cox
Go Lizzie! :)
£53
Kate Hagley
£53
Gillian Chaplin
£53
Jessie
£53
Lizzie Broadbent
£53
Claire Wilson
Great cause and you're off to a great start - over 15,000 steps on day 1!
£53
Suzy Collins And Family
Good luck to you all!
£53
Abi Nicoll
Fantastic achievement Katie. Xx
£53
Kirstin And Alex
Well done Katie, so proud of you and thanks for dragging me along on a few miles with you.
£53
Simon Calvert
£53
Roger Cursley
RIP Sarah; so sad.... Good luck with steps Kate - hope the weather is kind!
£53
Nigel & Judy Kennett
Well done, Kate. And enjoy your steps! xx
£53
Holly, Jonathan & Benedict X
Go Team Sparkle!
£53
Chris Woods
Good luck with those steps!
£53
Anonymous
£53
Sarah Courtnry
Go team! Sarah courtney
£53
The Comers
Go for it, Katie - we are proud of you! Love from Mary & Simon xx
£53
David Harvey
This is for a great cause and I look forward to joining you on some of the walks, particularly the 7 hills of Edinburgh!
£53
Jeremy Wells
Good luck Katie - great cause and a great way to remember Sarah.
£53
Ian Warmerdam
well done!! Ian & Catherine Warmerdam
£53
Suzy & Stuart Beety
Super effort, for a great cause xxxx
£53
Hunter Hillcoat
Better late to donate than never. Well done, Kate. Great cause - my sister is a (2x) ovarian cancer survivor.
£53
Katie
Team Sparkle. It's been an honour walking with you all in Sarah's name. Well done everyone. Big hugs Kxx
£53
Richard Broadbent
Lovely idea. Best of luck.
£53
Andrew Lyon
Well done Abi & team!
£53
Paul Ainger
Amazing effort. Well done to all.
£53
Monika Khullar
Good luck Lizzie and team Well done for doing this. Monika x
£53
Alexandra Ayres
£53
Helen Louise Pearce Harvey
Amazing effort Katie and Team Sparkle in memory of a special lady....well done xxx
£53
Jilly Broadbent
Totally worthwhile cause.Well done Lizzie and good luck. Epsom salts in warm water is good for soaking sore feet.
£53
Alison Williams-walker
Good luck - fantastic cause!
£50
Ian Gordon
Good luck Kate!
£50
Lucinda & Steve
Best of luck to you and the team - such a worthy cause. xx
£50
Emily Ash
Go girl - believe in you all the way
£50
Al Reid
Fantastic cause, and a great effort
£50
Bennie + Becci
Best of luck Katie! All our love, go go go! Xxx
£50
Alex & Natalie
Good luck Lizzie, great cause.
£50
Anthony And Vanessa Harvey
Well done - tremendous achievement
£50
Julia
Very proud of you Katie x
£50
Janie St John
£50
Jackie Broomhead
Well done Katie. Jackie x
£50
Sue Hale
What a lovely tribute to Sarah and well done to the Team. x
£50
Sally Johnston
Great effort. Enjoy walking
£50
Meg Calvert
Well done Kate xx
£50
N & E
What a legend you are. Xx
£50
Anonymous
£42
Anonymous
£40
Christopher And Lucy Delacombe
Very impressed by the miles being put in.
£40
The Harraways
Go Katie!! 200 miles already! A fantastic achievement for a great cause. C,R,R&I x
£32
Nathan Piper
Good luck
£32
Clare O'callaghan
Good luck, Kate!
£32
Hannah Nicolas
Go Kate! x
£32
Jeannie And Mark Emly
In loving memory of Sarah, from Jeannie, Mark and family x
£32
Clare Tooley
Good luck. A cause too close to my own heart and my love goes to Sarah’s family and friends. Clare xx
£31
Dave Cole
Best of luck for a super worthy cause!!
£31
Rhona Laming
Well done Lizzie. Such a worthwhile cause
£31
Alicia Dove
Happy to contribute, what a great way to remember your friend. Good luck!
£31
Alan Brierley
Best of luck
£31
Nicky Day
Good luck. Enjoy the walk
£31
Suzanne Porter
Good luck Kate and Team Sparkle!
£31
John Hogan
Hoping for decent weather on the day.
£31
Lenka
Well done Lizzie, what a great thing to do! xx
£31
Paula Kennedy
£31
Melissa Lavin
Hi Gillian Well done, what an awesome cause. All the best Melissa
£31
Oliver St John
Good luck Katie
£31
Kirsty Payne
Sounds like a lot of steps, but such a worthwhile cause. Well done Lizzie and team. x
£31
Ali Vincent
Well done Katie! You star! 🤩
£31
The Lyells
Great effort Katie! P&A&A&H&F
£31
Helen Davey (a Friend Of Liz's)
Congratulations!
£31
James Illsley
Good luck with the steps and hope the knee holds out!
£31
Mark Strudwick
Delighted to sponsor you, Katie, good luck! Much love Mark
£31
James Illsley
Good luck to Team Sparkle!
£31
Katherine Chiu
£31
Lucy Strathon
You did it Katie - Well done to you and the team! Your poor feet! Lx
£31
Elaine Small
£31
Lee Ann Thompson
£30
Jane S
I hope the Edinburgh weather is kind to you!! Wish I was closer to help natter away the miles - great cause, well done to you and the team xoxo
£30
Sarah Wheatley
Well done Katie and co... what an amazing effort for your friend xxx
£30
Liz
Brilliantly done.
£30
Louise
£30
Jen Bett
Good luck Kate!
£30
The Healds
Such an amazing feat! Well done Katie - you go girl!!!
£30
Emma Reed
Good luck, always here if you want some company x
£30
Andrew Blain
Good luck Kate!
£30
Jim Miller
Good luck Lizzie
£30
Sophie Dela
Go for it! What a wonderful way to celebrate Sarah's life and continue her fundraising for ovarian cancer research. I remember rattling buckets with her at Waterloo Station while she was undergoing treatment. Much love to all.
£27
John Lott
£25
Lizzie Fullerton
I'm so sorry about your friend Lizzie. It's great you're doing this. xxx
£25
Lorraine Yates
Well done Abi xx
£25
Abi Nicoll
Brilliant Katie!
£25
Luke Ahern & Family
£21
Adam Clarkson
Wow, that is a challenge to set yourself. Good luck and look forward to a catch up and hearing more about Sarah.
£21
Traci Alford
What a great cause. Thank you
£21
Luke Hooker
Great cause - enjoy the walks
£21
Anna Crowe
Good luck with the challenge and hope the weather is kind to you x
£21
Nicole Stout
Keep up the great walking!
£21
Melanie Todd
Great cause, good luck. Mel
£21
Katherine Hart
Go go Katie! What a fantastic effort to honour your friend x
£21
Jen
I’m super impressed with what you’re doing Katie. And what a great cause xxx
£21
Christina Brooks
Good luck for your step challenge.
£21
Frances
Fab effort Katie!
£20
Danielle
Thank you for raising awareness of such an important issue. So sorry for your loss, well done in keeping your friends memory Alice, good luck on the walk x
£20
Juliette Duthie
Good luck Lizzie
£20
Charlotte Morris
Good luck with your challenge my lovely friend - such a worthy cause and in memory of dear Sarah. Sending you lots of positive encouragement xx
£20
Anna Hind
Well done Katie, fab challenge and really worthwhile cause. Wishing you lots of luck, look forward to hearing about it in person over a congratulatory glass of wine: )
£20
Fraser
Good luck!
£20
Lin Gray
Good luck Gillian!
£16
Matthew Chaplin
Excellent work mummy! Nearly halfway there. Keep going best mummy ever. Love from Bubby xoxox
£16
Paula Macgregor
Amazing effort all round, well done to you and all team Sparkle you have done your friend proud. Special mention to your walking buddy Liz ( my swim buddy ) your efforts have inspired me to do the seven hills walk soon !! Thank you and good luck 🙌🏻🙌🏻
£16
Anonymous
£15
Atlanta
Legend. Wear sunscreen xx
£15
Julia
Good luck!
£15
Rebecca Woods
Super proud
£13
Anonymous
£13
Louise Wilson
£13
Hannah Cox
Great job Lizzie - apologies for the very late contribution. xx
£13
Virginia Bull
£13
Wendi Wheeler
£13
Freddie Woods
£13
Susan Riordan
Good Luke Kate. Great Cause !!!!
£13
Alex Wipf
Thank you for being such an inspiration to us all!
£13
Martha Ford
£13
Anonymous
Well done, Katie! Love R, C, E & J xxxx
£13
Anna Warrender
Good luck! Very impressed with your programme so far!!
£13
Kate Clarke
£13
Jill Pryse-davies
Enjoy your walking, I'm sure the dogs will too :). Great cause.xx
£11
Tom Brookhouse
Congratulations Kate! Cracking effort for a great cause!
£11
Emily G
£5
Abigail Gill
£5
Katie Harvey
£5
Jl
£5
Anonymous
A great cause to support ❤️ Good luck!
Good luck for your March walks in memory of Sarah and in support of such a worthy cause. Love Mum and Dad