Anna Shepherd is 29, married to a man she met in school. She has lived in Newton Aycliffe her whole life, but did leave town for a year as part of her university degree, but quickly returned as a total home girl at heart! She graduated from Northumbria University in 2010 and secured a job as a marketing assistant, working her way up the post of Digital Marketing Manager for Nuby. At the moment there is just the two of us and our two King Charles Cavalier Spaniels called Rusty and Winston.
When not working Anna loves taking the dogs for walks, spending time with friends and family and reading, She also tries to stay fit. Between the 4th and 10th November this year Anna will be trekking 75km through the Oman Mountains in searing heat during the day camping out in the freezing cold night-time desert to raise vital funds for the CoppaFeel charity. The trek leaders are Giovanna Fletcher (vlogger and author) and Greg Rutherford (England Olympian). It will be a huge physical and emotional challenge for Anna, but is a life-changing opportunity she is grabbing with both hands.
CoppaFeel, raise awareness to the early signs and symptoms of breast cancer and are dedicated to encouraging everyone to get familiar with their boobs by checking them regularly and getting anything suspicious checked out. Early detection really does make the difference between life and death. Please find link to their website here: https://coppafeel.org/ Anna said: “Like far too many people, I have family and friends that have been touched by this horrible disease and in some cases, it has won, but I am also very fortunate to know some amazing women who put up an amazing fight and have given breast cancer the Vs!”
“I have a HUGE fundraising target of £2,775 to reach within the next few months, and in addition to my donation page (link below) I’m planning several fundraising events. These will include bake sales, a boob brunch, a cocktails & canapes evening, sponsored walk, darts tournament and making a number of boob themed items to sell.” Anna is keeping a blog of her training and preparation for the challenge which you can follow here> https://vimtosmiler.wordpress.com/ Please find link to her charity page here: https://omancoppafeel.everydayhero.com/uk/getme-to-oman-teamboobs
