Strath Halladale family raise £12,000 for cancer

People from across the North of Scotland have helped raise over £12,000 for leading charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer by taking part in, or sponsoring, a special one-off event in Kirkcaldy in Fife.

The ‘10k for £10k Challenge’ involved walking, running or cycling for 10k around Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy and was a huge success with over 140 people of all ages, mostly dressed in pink, taking part.

Dorothy wanted to fundraise to fight back against the disease and gave herself the huge target of raising £10,000 for Breakthrough’s life-saving work.Local resident of Strath Halladale Rhoda Sutherland’s daughter Dorothy Bissett thought up the event after her own battle with breast cancer.

It was a family affair with not only Rhoda taking part, but also Dorothy’s husband Douglas, her sister Fiona and children Joanna and Daniel, who all helped reach the target.Along with family and friends she set about asking 50 people to try to raise £200 each and managed to sign up teams from across Scotland.

She said:So far an incredible £12,000 has been raised through donations and sponsorship, and Dorothy is hopeful even more money can be raised.

pledged our final total will be much higher.““People have amazed me with their generosity so I would like to thank everyone who helped us raise this money for Breakthrough and I believe that with the money still

James Jopling, Fundraising Manager for Breakthrough Breast Cancer in Scotland was present on the day and said:

Every penny that’s raised will take us a step closer to beating breast cancer for good.”Breakthrough is working across Scotland to ensure women can have a future free from the fear of breast cancer, but we can’t do it without fundraising events like this.We are so grateful for the hard work and support of Dorothy and everyone who contributed to such a fantastic event.“This is an incredible achievement.

There’s still a chance to show your support by donating to the online fundraising page at .http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/10kfor10k.scotlandinfo@breakthrough.org.ukFor further information on Breakthrough Breast Cancer phone 0131 226 0761 or email