Friends and family say Run Plymouth will help remember Claire Chick and continue her legacy
Known collectively as ‘Plymouth Team Run for Claire’, each member will be proudly running in green, her favourite colour
It's international nurses day, and friends and family of Plymouth's Claire Chick have announced they'll be raising money for a fund set up in her memory.
The group of 15 hope to help Claire’s fund reach £20,000 to 'help sustain it for future generations of Plymouth nurses'.
Claire was Associate Head of Internationalisation at the University of Plymouth's School of Nursing and Midwifery, and the fund set up in her memory provides student nurses with vital support. The fund has already made an impact, with £1,500 enabling students to attend the European Network of Nursing Education conference in Salzburg last month.
The running team are aiming to complete either the half marathon or 10K route around the city on Sunday 17 May.
For more about what happened to Claire Chick click here
Known collectively as ‘Plymouth Team Run for Claire’, each member will be proudly running in green, her favourite colour, to pay respect to their much-loved friend and colleague.
Tim Murray, Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the University, and Deputy Head of Education at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, has signed up to the run and prepared by joining park runs around the city.
He said: “When finding running difficult, we’re all encouraged to remember our ‘why’ – and each of us is keeping Claire’s memory close to spur us on.
“I’m running the Plymouth 10K to remember my friend Claire and support her fund. She had the wisdom of Athena and the beauty of Aphrodite – vibrant, kind and full of life. She was passionate about nursing, education, leadership and internationalisation, and lived by the values of health, compassion and excellence.
“Claire was taken from us far too soon, she is forever missed but she will never be forgotten. Through this run, I’m proud to help ensure her remarkable legacy lives on and continues to inspire future nurses.”
Professor Bridie Kent added: “I’m running for Claire as she was such a full of life person, and this run is about energy and drive. Claire made such a mark on everyone she met, and losing her hit us so hard.
“By running the 10K, I’m hoping we raise funds for the Claire Chick Nursing Fund, as well as reminding people just what a wonderful woman she was.”
Jennie Aronsson, Lecturer in Adult Nursing, said: “I’m doing this run for Claire – a close friend, inspirational colleague and strong woman. Raising money for the Claire Chick Nursing Fund is a way to keep Claire present now, as well as in the future, as the fund will carry her legacy.”
There's more about the Claire Chick fundraising appeal here