A Marathon of Mammoth Support!

Yorkshire Lads on Track to Raise More Than Money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Just 4 weeks ago (in April 2021) Dan and Robert Gibson said goodbye to their dad, Drew, for the last time following a two-year battle with Cancer. It was during this 2-year battle that Macmillan Cancer Support stepped in and were a pillar of support for Drew and his family, during what was undoubtably a tremendously difficult and emotionally sensitive time.

In memory of their dad, Dan and Robert will be tackling the Macmillan Longest Golf Day Challenge, which will see them walking almost 25 miles in one day, whilst playing 4 rounds of golf (72 holes) – that is just shy of a Marathon each!

Shedding some humour on the occasion Dan said: ‘’Rob is a creaking old lad now, and I've already the body of an 80-year-old, but we’re so grateful for the support that our Dad and family received from Macmillan, that we want to do everything we can to ensure that they can provide the same support to others’’.

As Purchasing Manager for Leeds based Arctic Hayes, Dan has the full support of the company behind his efforts. In addition to supporting Dan and Roberts Longest Day Golf Challenge, Arctic Hayes will be running other internal and external fundraising events and activities throughout the year to support Dan and Roberts desire to raise awareness and funds for Macmillan. Arctic Hayes C.E.O Lee Parsons, added ‘’we are extremely proud of Dan and the strength he is shown through this difficult time. Having lost my own Dad to Cancer recently, I completely empathise with what he and others are going through. As a business, Arctic Hayes are pleased and excited to be supporting these fundraising efforts, to support such a worthy charity that helps so many people across the UK’’.

Dan and Robert will be undertaking their Longest Day Golf Challenge on Friday 16th July (2021), at Bradford Moor Golf Club. Any support or donations (however small) will be gratefully received. To find out more, help raise awareness or to donate, visit Dan and Roberts page here: https://longestdaygolf.macmillan.org.uk/Team/drewgartlandmemorial

Notes to Editors

We're a family run business wanting to give Dan as much support as possible. We're also in touch with Macmillan about other events, including th Yorkshire Marathon that we're looking at this year. More than happy to provide additional information.


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