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RUNNING THE SHOW: Group of Northwood parents raise thousands by completing Moor Park 10k

 Published on: 3rd November 2020   |   By: Jake Levison   |   Category: Uncategorized

A group of parents from Northwood raised more than £3,000 for the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre by completing the Moor Park 10km Run together.

The group of 14 parents, who comically named themselves Straight Outta Northwood, completed the socially distanced race on October 11 in an effort to fund extra medical equipment, support services, NHS staff training patient refurbishments and cutting-edge research projects at the centre in Northwood.

The parents raised £3,550 in total, smashing their target of £2,000 by some distance.

The Straight Outta Northwood group initially formed in January, simply as a way of keeping fit. There were only a handful of members to start with, but as lockdown began and restrictions were put in place, the group became a social network community to support, motivate and encourage each other to stay fit and healthy.

Arun Koshal, a group member, explained: “We decided that because the gyms were closing and there wasn’t much to do, we’d start training together and do a bit of running together, just to pass the time and keep ourselves fit and active.

“It started off with two of us and then became a whole group of us.

“As our running escapades and squad grew, we decided it was time to make a positive impact to our local community and wanted to take part in the Moor Park 10km Run to support the cancer centre.”

Along with Arun, the group is made up of: Mahesh Dabasia, Shindi Bains, Shilan Shah, Louise Pedersen, Vrisha Koshal, Lopa Shah, Jas Bains, Amar Morjaria, Niral Vadera, Sona Morjaria, Monica Vadera, Jeff Rollason and Anubhav Mehrotra.

You can still donate by going to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/straight-outta-northwood

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