Wonderful people!

So far we have the follow fantastic people signed up as sponsored dancers-

Rosie Amos, Maria Andersson, Gemma Barson, Gillian Bates, Gerald Bianchi, Paul and Fae Claydon, Neil Delaney, Martin Ellis, Ros Evans, Sam Flint, Lotte Geldof, Toni Laurila, Tanja Manners, Asif Malik, Claire Newham, Matthew Riddle, Will and Tara Sheldrake, Mirjana Skrba, Franck Valentin and Caroline Williams. They've all earned my undying gratitude!

We also have three fantastic DJ's, Matthew Riddle, 'Pinball' Paul Claydon and Martin Ellis. If you are interested in DJing for an hour or two let me know as we've got lots of time to cover.

Presenting.....

The Cambridge Lindy Hopathon!

In aid of The CF Trust

Saturday 2nd February 2008

At The Centre at St Paul's, Hills Road, Cambridge

12 hours sponsored dancing from midday to midnight!To take part and receive a sponsorship form please email me ros@cambridgelindy.com
You can sponsor us on our just giving page-
www.justgiving.com/lindyhopathon2008
Keep watching this Blog for regular updates.

If you want to come along and support the sponsored dancers and have a dance there will
be Social Dancing from 7.30pm

How it works...
The only rule for the Lindy Hopathon is that there must be someone on the dance floor (actually dancing) at all times. You can be sponsored to dance for just 1 hour or any number of hours up to the whole twelve for the really hardcore dance fans! You don’t have to dance every dance in your alloted time, as this is meant to be a fun event not an overly exhausting one! If you only want to do three of four hours then you can do a couple at the start and then some more later on. There will be tea and cake to support all the sponsored dancers!

What is CF?

-Cystic Fibrosis is the UK's most common life-threatening, inherited disease and affects more than 7500 babies, children and young adults. Symptoms can include poor weight gain, troublesome coughs, repeated chest infections, salty sweat and digestive problems.-Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that affects a number of organs in the body (especially the lungs and pancreas) by clogging them with thick, sticky mucus.
- In the UK, 2.3 million people carry the faulty CF gene - 1 in 25 of the population.
- If both parents are carriers of the faulty gene, there is a 1 in 4 chance with every pregnancy
-At present there is no cure for CF, but the faulty gene has been identified and doctors and scientists are working to find ways of repairing or replacing it. One of the main objectives of the CF Trust is to fund this work.-People with CF are living longer than ever before. Until the 1930s, the life expectancy of a baby with CF was only a few months. Today the average life expectancy for someone with CF is around 31 years.

Why take part or donate to the CF Trust?
- By taking part you can help raise money to fund research into new treatments and a hopefully a cure. Next year new trials will begin into a new gene therapy which, if successful, could change the lives of hundreds of people with CF
- Each week five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis. Of the people with CF, 50% are under 15 and 70% are under 20
- Each week three young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis.
- The Trust funds research aimed at understanding, treating and curing Cystic Fibrosis.
- They also aim to ensure that people with CF receive the best possible care and support in all aspects of their lives.
- The Cystic Fibrosis Trust needs to raise £8 million every year to fund its vital work.

Hopathon 2008

Yes it's time to start thinking about the next Cambridge Lindy Hopathon, having raised just over £4000 last time we've got a big target to aim for, so we thought we'd try for 12 hours non stop dancing! The prospective date is the 2nd of Feb in Cambridge somewhere! Will post again when have a confirmed venue and hopefully some bands!