Orlaith O’Rourke is running the Newry 10k for Saving Faces

Update 30/05/24 – Congratulations to Orlaith for completing the Newry 10k run and thank you for raising over £1200!

Orlaith O’Rourke will be running the Newry 10k Run on the 26th May 2024 in aid of Saving Faces.
As a child Orlaith had a parotid tumour removed from her face which had been rapidly growing since she was 1. After reaching out to Saving Faces, she was brought over to London for life changing surgery.
You can read more about Orlaith in the articles below and here, and donate to her fundraising page here.

Proceeds from sales of ‘The Quantum Engine’ by Nick Baker will be donated to Saving Faces

Nick Baker

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and author, Nick Baker, has pledged to donate to Saving Faces for each sold copy of his second book, ‘The Quantum Engine’.

The urban fantasy/historical thriller follows on from his first book The Stone of Madnessand will be released late 2021.

More info on Nick’s first book here.

Geoff Chiu is taking on the IRONMAN 70.3

Updated on 30th September 2021

Mr Geoff Chiu completed the Ironman 70.3 Bolton in an incredible time of 6hours and 37minutes – 7 minutes of his target.

​We are incredibly grateful to Geoff ​for taking on the challenge and to his supporters for giving generously. The total amount raised ​so far is over £1,300.

A great but challenging day, the weather was perfect… Thank you to all for your support and kindness” – Geoff

If you would like to help Saving Faces with raising essential funds, please visit Our Fundraising page

Geoff’s donation page – https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geoffchiu2021


ORIGINAL POST 3rd September 2021

Mr Geoff Chiu is taking on the IRONMAN 70.3 Bolton on September 26 2021, in aid of Saving Faces and East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Charitable Funds.

The triathlon consists of a 1.2-mile swim in Pennington Flash, a 56-mile cycle around the hills of northern Bolton, including the tough climb up to Belmont and Rivington, and a 13.1-mile half marathon finishing in Bolton Town Centre.

Geoff is a Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and looks after the faces and jaws of people in East Lancashire and Bolton.

Geoff is also currently working with Saving Faces on The National Wisdom Tooth Study.

Donations will raise essential funds for research and new equipment to enhance patient care for patients who have surgery to their face and mouth.

You can sponsor Geoff here – https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/geoffchiu2021

Geoff Chiu completed the Boundary Park Triathlon and Hever Castle Triathlon for Saving Faces!

Updated on 29th October 2020

Mr Geoff Chiu, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon,​ ​has completed two triathlons in two weeks to raise funds for Saving Faces!

Due to the cancellations on the Chateau Chantilly Triathlon and the Tour De Manchester, Mr Chiu took part in the Boundary Park Triathlon on the 13th September 2020 and the Hever Castle Triathlon on the 26th September 2020.

​In both events, Mr Chiu found the run the most difficult part. ​He had to swim in waters as low as 12 degrees at Hever Castle, which resulted in the swim being cut short from 1.5km to 800m.

Even though ​the events were both challenging he enjoyed his time in two beautiful countryside’s.

With all his hard work and determination, Mr Chiu completed the Boundary Park Triathlon (1km Swim, 55km Cycle, 10km Run) in 3 hrs 19mins and Hever Castle Triathlon (800m Swim, 40km cycle, 10km run) in 2hrs 47mins.

​We are incredibly grateful to Mr Chiu ​for taking on these challenges and to his supporters for giving generously. The total amount raised ​so far is over £500.

If you would like to help Saving Faces with raising essential funds, please visit our fundraising page.


 

Original post 7th July 2020

Geoff Chiu will be completing the Hever Castle Triathlon on the 27th September for Saving Faces. The Triathlon consists of a 1.5km swim, a 45km cycle and a 10km run.

Geoff is a Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust and Royal Bolton Hospital and looks after the faces and jaws of people in East Lancashire and Bolton.

Geoff has chosen to raise money for Saving Faces because of our research into enhancing patient care and recovery for patients who have had surgery to their face and mouth.

You can sponsor Geoff here.

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Thank you to our Royal Parks Half Marathon runners!

A huge thank you to our supporters who ran the Royal Parks Half Marathon on 13th October 2019 to support Saving Faces!

Drew

Drew’s father-in-law, Henry de Lotbinière, was operated on by Saving Faces Chief Executive Professor Hutchison 13 times in 15 years.

Drew completed the half marathon in the incredible time of 1 hour and 40 minutes!

Maxine

The Royal Parks Half Marathon was Maxine’s first half marathon.

She completed it in the amazing time of 1 hour 50 minutes!

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Thank you to all our runners who took part and raised the wonderful amount of nearly £2000 for Saving Faces!

Related articles:

https://www.savingfaces.co.uk/events/fundraising-events/vitality-big-half/

Kat Huggins is running the Edinburgh Marathon for Saving Faces!

 

75th D-Day anniversary fundraising parachute jumps with ex-para Frank Fletcher

Two commemorative parachute drops for the 75th anniversary of D-Day (6th June 1944) are set to raise essential funds for the National Facial Oral and Oculoplastic Research Centre (NFORC), funded by Saving Faces and its partner the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS), and Special Forces veterans charity Pilgrim Bandits.

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The Stone of Madness by Nick Baker is now published with proceeds from sales going to Saving Faces

Nick has recently fulfilled a lifelong ambition by publishing his first novel, The Stone of Madness, an urban fantasy/historical thriller. Nick has pledged to donate to Saving Faces for each copy of the book sold. The book is available for purchase on Amazon as an eBook or paperback https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B07K45PSVG

Nick has already raised over £500 for Saving Faces from the sales of The Stone of Madness. He is aiming to raise even more following the publication of the sequel ‘The Quantum Engine’ in 2021.

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Sarah Furnell running the Edinburgh Half Marathon

Sarah Furnell was a long-standing researcher at Saving Faces for 7 years having worked on multiple research projects, a major national audit, sang along at 8 Christmas Carol concerts and represented Saving Faces at dozens of conferences. Even now as she embarks on her new adventure, she continues to support Saving Faces.

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