Sara’s Friendship Swim
A Northumbrian recruitment specialist has made waves by swimming a mile to raise awareness and much needed cash for an ovarian cancer charity.
Sara Eke from Rock plunged headlong into her fundraising efforts after her long time friend Jane Carr from Tynemouth was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Sara, a keen sailor based in Amble, often passes Coquet Island on her way out to sea which is why she had the idea to swim the distance between Amble and Coquet Island in a swimming pool to raise funds for ovarian cancer charity, The Eve Appeal.
Her 150 length swim at the Village Farm Health Club in Shillbottle raised more than £1000 and helped highlight awareness for the often symptomless ovarian cancer, the sixth most common cancer in women with 7,300 people being diagnosed in the UK each year.
Sara’s friend Jane was very impressed with her friend’s dedication and support and attended the swim to cheer her on.
“I know Sara has put a lot of training into doing the swim. She’s received donations from the people who live in Rock, her family and business associates too and I’d like to thank them all for their generosity.”
Sara completed the one mile swim in an amazing 45 minutes.
“it was tougher than I expected but I kept thinking about all of the people who had put their faith in me by sponsoring me,”she said. “I’m so pleased to have been able to help this wonderful charity.”
When she’s not swimming, her business, Sara Eke Recruitment specialises in handling vacancies for permanent and interim positions all over the UK with many of her customers being located in her native Northumberland.
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