The 30 Dozen Challenge

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Business Beats Cancer Belfast are embarking on a year-long fundraising challenge to raise much-needed funds to support Cancer Research UK in its bid to beat cancer sooner. The Business Beats Cancer committee was set up in 2018 and is run by a dedicated group of 14 local businesspeople from a range of professions who are determined to fight Northern Ireland’s biggest killer by raising funds for life-saving research. As part of the novel ‘30 Dozen Challenge’, 12 of the group’s board members will each commit to completing 30 minutes of exercise every day for a month. Some will do it with support from colleagues, family or friends, while others will go it alone. Regardless, the combined effort of the group is expected to exceed a massive 10,950 minutes of exercise and around 1.5million steps. The challenge kicked off on 1 July by Bowel cancer survivor and board member, Anna Connor, a mum of three from Lisburn. Supported by colleagues at Belfast PR, marketing and events agency, MCE, family and friends, Anna got the challenge off to a running start. Board colleagues, Stephen Allen, Darren Barbour, Gary Davidson, Ciara Fulton, Jayne Gallagher, Lisa Keys, Nicola Ledlie, Mary-Jo McCabe, Orla McGreevy, Josh Oliver, Gemma Payne, Mark Rooney and Julie Sherlock are each taking their turn throughout 2020 and 2021 to complete this challenge. Watch this space to see more, and follow our journey on Twitter @cancerbelfast or LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-beats-cancer-belfast https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/our-research-in-belfast