Carwash  Owner  Organized  Charity  Event  for  Mother  and  Other  Cancer  Diagnosed

There’s  a  saying  that  a  little  goes  a  long  way,  and  that’s  exactly  what  a  car  wash  owner  hopes  when  concerning  his  charity  to  raise  money  for  Cancer  Research  UK.   According  an  article  in  Ripley  &  Heanor  News,  Aled  Pegg,  owner  of  the  Hyrdo  Hand  Car  Wash  in  Ripley,  a  small  town  in  England,  organized  a  fundraiser  in  memory  of  family  members  who  were  taken  by  cancer,  and  his  mother  who  lives  under  the  difficult  treatment  process  for  a  tissue  tumor.                    

“One  in  three  people  suffer  from  this  awful  disease,”  Pegg  told  journalists.  “My  grandmother  died  from  it,  and  watching  my  mum  suffer  with  her  tumor  makes  this  event  extremely  personal  to  me.” With  a  target  to  raise  £1000,  Pegg  and  his  car  wash  will  offer  a  barbecue,  bake  sale,  and  bouncy  castle  hoping  to  draw  in  families  and  locals  wanting  to  help.  The  event  will  take  place  on  Saturday,  June  14,  and  several  organizations  have  already  signed  on  to  assist,  including  radio  station  Amber  Sound  who  have  agreed  to  broadcast  the  event.              

Pegg’s  mother,  Helen,  is  also  getting  involved  by  baking  a  cake.  The  62-­‐year-­‐old  was  diagnosed  with  aggressive  angiomyxoma,  a  rare  type  of  tissue  tumor,  in  2005  and  is  currently  being  treated  via  hormones  for  a  tumor  located  in  her  pelvis.  “I  am  extremely  proud  of  Aled  and  touched  that  his  idea  has  stemmed  from  my  illness,”  Mrs.  Pegg  explained.  “It  is  proof  that  you  can  turn  a  negative  into  a  positive.”   To  make  a  donation  to  the  charity  event,  please  visit:  www.justgiving.com/hydrohandcarwash