Hattie’s Rainbow of Hope Appeal with Hitchin Belles (and friends)
Hitchin Belles Players and Coaches have embarked on an epic challenge to raise much needed funds for Hattie’s Rainbow of Hope Appeal.
Hattie is fighting her own personal battle with cancer and this appeal was set up by her family as a way to give something back for the fantastic care and treatment she has received.
All money raised will go directly to fund research into kinder and more effective treatments for the type of cancer Hattie has – rhabdomyosarcoma.
Hattie can tell you more about it herself:
Hi Everyone, meet Hattie
Count down is on. Jez our U15s coach will be kick starting our challenge with a run at 00.01hrs
Wish us luck by sharing our message, raising money & awareness for Hattieβs Rainbow of Hope Appeal https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E@thebodycoach @GuillemBalague pic.twitter.com/UFakiBJuZ1
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 17, 2021
The original plan was to raise Β£1,000 by getting the Belles to run or walk 3,430 miles (to match the furthest distance between football grounds in the upcoming European Championship – Baku to Bilbao).
But the efforts and donations have surpassed all expectations and the targets have had to be revised, so they are now aiming to raise Β£10,000 and cover a total distance of 9,540 miles!
Once they’ve reached the original destination of Bilbao, the new challenge is to visit the other 10 Euro host cities, then get back to Hitchin – going through 27 countries in 28 days.
As you may already know, we are proud to be a shirt sponsor for Hitchin Belles FC. We’ve already donated to this appeal and our MD is actually taking part and will be covering some of the miles himself!
If you possibly can spare anything at the moment, we’d ask you to donate to this amazing appeal and this wonderful charity. It’s really easy to do, just click this link:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hitchinbelles
Good luck Hattie & good luck Belles!
Just look at some of the big names that have popped up to wish Hattie & the girls all the best, it’s a long list!:
Our challenge starts Monday the 18th and what better way to encourage our players and coaches to get out there running or walking then with a personal message from the Nations Fav PE Teacher, the legend @thebodycoach Thank you so much Joe, now letβs smash this challenge https://t.co/VRix89f4lL pic.twitter.com/5Dl4belG8V
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 11, 2021
Thank you @GuillemBalague for your message of support, means a lot ππΌ #COYB#RunWalk4Hattie https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E
@BUFCLadies @Biggleswadeutd pic.twitter.com/V1NGKxyCIS— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 16, 2021
YES @PaulWhitehouse Thank you so much for your supportive message to Hattie and everyone taking part in our fundraising challenge #BakutoBilbao #Hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal π https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E #share #donate #raiseawareness πππΌββοΈ#ranwalk4hattie pic.twitter.com/oN3rG0nMqE
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 20, 2021
And the celebrity support keeps rolling in. We are so grateful for the support shown by everyone and Hattie and her family are made up. ππ
Thank you so much @NolanColeen #runwalk4hattie https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E pic.twitter.com/bu8UB8ho3z
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 20, 2021
THANK YOU SO MUCH @mollymaehague Hattie & the girls are made up.
Day 3 nearing the end and the support has been crazy.
Thank you all ππhttps://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E@LoveIsland @laythy29 #runwalk4hattie #hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #cclgspecialnamedfund #rhabdomyosarcoma pic.twitter.com/H7Q2xzZ3BA
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 20, 2021
https://twitter.com/HitchinBelles/status/1351992881360343042?s=20
DAY 4 and here is @ChelseaFC legend Tore AndrΓ© Flo sending Hattie and everyone involved his support, thanks so much
Will you be putting in a few miles today? https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #cclgspecialnamedfund #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ pic.twitter.com/ls8RnZQQlw
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 21, 2021
What a legend @imacelebrity & @bbceastenders star Shane Ritchie is for sending this message to Hattie & everyone taking part in our challenge, thank you so much π€©https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #cclgspecialnamedfund #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie pic.twitter.com/lDRA7BUy7C
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/HitchinBelles/status/1352333053331431425?s=20
Screaming with excitement, itβs the one and only #queenofthejungle @imacelebrity @mrsgifletcher Mumma G
Thank you so much π #Retweet #hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #cclgspecialnamedfund #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ @laythy29 @antanddec π https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E pic.twitter.com/VmpqnxeDIr
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 21, 2021
Day 5 and here is the wonderful @Beverleycallard sending us and Hattie her support, thank you so much Beverley ππ
Itβs a beautiful day here in Hitchin, we hope you can get outside and put in a mile or two for @HattiesOf ππΌββοΈ
Keep up the great work everyone π #fundraiser π pic.twitter.com/k8YRABRKAo
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 22, 2021
π€£ Thank you to our very own Adam Astill, brilliant videohttps://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ @laythy29 #ChildhoodCancer pic.twitter.com/NaV2QTcUAY
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 22, 2021
The support keeps rolling in… Thank you so much ππππΌββοΈ@russellthevoice https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #cclgspecialnamedfund #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ @laythy29 @itvcorrie @imacelebrity @TPS_Hitchin @HitchinGirls @ourhitchin pic.twitter.com/iAMRSqczTe
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 22, 2021
The support keeps rolling in… Thank you so much ππππΌββοΈ@RuthieHenshall https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #cclgspecialnamedfund #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ @laythy29 @imacelebrity @TPS_Hitchin @HitchinGirls @ourhitchin pic.twitter.com/kLg3eXzFm4
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 22, 2021
The support keeps rolling in… Thank you so much ππππΌββοΈ#Suggs https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #cclgspecialnamedfund #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ @laythy29 @imacelebrity @TPS_Hitchin @HitchinGirls @ourhitchin pic.twitter.com/sY1DKAr4u6
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 22, 2021
Thank you @SinceSeptember @BBCiPlayer @LittleMix
Hattie and everyone taking part in our challenge are so grateful for your supportive message π₯°ππππΌββοΈhttps://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ #ChildhoodCancer #RETWEEET β€οΈ pic.twitter.com/GPcMkBmeiN
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 24, 2021
The support keeps coming π
Thank you so much @BobbyGeorge180 π― ππΌββοΈ π https://t.co/YgRW0hMx9E#hattiesrainbowofhopeappeal #rhabdomyosarcoma#RunWalk4Hattie πππΌββοΈ @laythy29 @ourhitchin @hitchinnubnews #run #walk #health #mentalheath #ChildhoodCancer #retweet #donate pic.twitter.com/yGze83esxV
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 24, 2021
Thank you so much @jordannorth1 for your message of support, it means the world to us and Hattie who is currently at Lister starting her 10th round of chemo. Sheβll be made up as rumour has it youβre her favourite @imacelebrity castle team mate π #happyplace #happyplace πππΌββοΈ pic.twitter.com/GzHYAcPCtG
— HitchinBellesFC (@HitchinBelles) January 25, 2021
Wowsers! You can get involved too – donate here – https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/hitchinbelles. Thank you