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On your marks for The Star donor run
Adults and children are being urged to lace up their trainers and sign up for The Star Donor Run, part of the 31st Westfield Health British Transplant Games, which takes place in Sheffield from August 7 to 11.
Runners on Eccleshall Road
The Donor Run offers children and adults the chance to take part in either a 3km or 5km run, jog or walk starting from the Don Valley Stadium on Saturday August 9 at 7pm.
By signing up to the Donor Run, people from all walks of life can personally get involved with the British Transplant Games, which bring together hundreds of people from across the UK who have received a life-saving organ transplant and are able to enjoy a new lease of life.
Entrants can help to raise much-needed funds for the charity Transplant Sport UK, which supports the athletes attending the Games.
Event organiser Emma Dean said: "It’s all about supporting the Transplant Games in Sheffield. The aim of the Games is to raise awareness of organ transplantation and taking part in The Star Donor Run is a great way of showing you care. It’s only 3km or 5km, which are distances that anyone can attempt."
The aim of the Games is to encourage transplant patients to regain fitness, demonstrate the benefits of organ transplantation and most importantly to promote awareness of the need for more people to sign on to the NHS Organ Donor Register.
Thousands of people have already signed up to the register ahead of the Games. More than 16,000 people from across South Yorkshire have now added their names to the register since the start of the year, compared with 9,151 at the same time last year.
Latest figures show that as many as 7,768 people in the UK are currently waiting for a transplant.
Westfield Health Chairman Graham Moore said: "The Games are inspirational and a great way to raise awareness of organ donation. I have carried a donor card myself for many years and would encourage everyone to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register and be a hero by giving the gift of life."
To enter The Star Donor Run visit www.thestar.co.uk/donor
For more information about joining the NHS Organ Donor Register, call 0845 60 60 400 or visit www.uktransplant.org.uk
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