insideKENT Magazine Issue 41 - August 2015 | Page 165

CHARITY

RAISE MONEY FOR FAMILIES FACING TERMINAL ILLNESS WITH NEW
CAMPAIGN, ELLENOR FAMILY FEAST DAY
When you are ill, the only place you
want to be is at home – a place of
comfort, security and familiarity.
This is especially true if you are
young.
Imagine being the parent of a child
who has a serious condition and
who may not live into adulthood.
How would you cope when time is
not on your side? Well that’s where
ellenor comes in; making time for
families to be together, whatever
happens.
ellenor is the local charity providing
the best care and support for
families facing terminal illness in
Kent. When a family is faced with
the unimaginable, ellenor gives
precious time in the best place
possible, which in 90% of cases is
the family home.
Regardless of age or diagnosis,
families that need its help can have
ellenor as part of the family 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year. There’s
always someone there when
needed.

Are you IN or OUT?
Eating together is vital to family life,
and ellenor's Family Feast Day is a
celebration of spending quality time
together with those you care about.
ellenor has a vision: to create a day
in the Kent calendar when we all
stop, eat together and remember
the importance of making time for
family. It’s about simply sharing a
meal at home or in a restaurant
(this is where you can help) in
support of ellenor. It's easy for
people to get involved, donate and
have a huge impact; and you can
be a part of that vision on
Wednesday 16th September 2015.

• ellenor will be promoting key businesses that sign up to the Family Feast
Day campaign through national press promotions, social media and PR.
It will also be creating a case study thanking all supporters and showcasing
the results

How can restaurants get
involved?
• For a minimum business donation
of £500 from your establishment
and a discounted or custom
menu, you can take part in this
incredible initiative and help ellenor
raise £75,000

Step One
Donate a minimum of £500
Step Two
Offer a standard discount on food
Step Three
Offer a custom menu for the family feast
For more information and to sign up, visit
www.ellenor.org/familyfeast or call
01474 320007.

OVER 3,000 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN KENT’S
RUN OR DYE COLOURFUL 5KM AT PENSHURST PLACE

This July over 3,000 runners took part in the
world’s most colourful 5km, running, walking
and dancing, filling the stunning grounds of
Penshurst Place and Gardens with colour.
Bringing the spectacular burst of Run or Dye
colour to the estate for the first time, the event
saw runners and walkers of all ages and abilities
enjoy the most colourful event Kent has ever
seen.

Help for Heroes is the official national charity
partner and several of the Band of Brothers and
Sisters joined the crowds, cheering on the
wounded servicemen, women and veterans who
ran alongside members of the public taking part.
Volunteers from local charity partner, St Lawrence
CE Primary School, and neighbouring schools
covered the runners from head to toe with dye
throughout the course.

Filmed from all angles, the participants were
showered with eco-friendly, plant-based
cornstarch dye in a rainbow of colours as they
ran, walked and even danced their way around
the course. Runners and their supporters
celebrated their achievement with the world’s
most colourful party, the famous Dye Festival,
with DJ Sam making sure the celebrations
kept going.

Inspired by the ancient Hindu festival of Holi,
also known as the Festival of Colours, Run or
Dye offers participants the opportunity to
experience and celebrate in full colour the thrill
of the festival and introduce the idea of ‘living life
on purpose’. Participants can run dressed in
white and run ready or in their favourite and most
extravagant costumes.

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Ben Thomas, general manager of Penshurst
Place Estate, said: “Run or Dye brought a
wonderful kaleidoscope of colour to our parkland
and woods. It was great to see so many locals
of every age and ability taking part!”
Mrs Alison Saunders, headteacher at St
Lawrence