Icom Engineer Dresses as Nurse to Raise Funds for Nephew’s Lifesaving Treatment
A senior engineer from Icom UK recently turned up to work in the most unusual work attire, much to the surprise and amusement of his work colleagues. Geoff Boakes, who has worked for Icom for over 19 years turned up to his work bench dressed as a nurse complete with blue dress, ginger wig, stethoscope and fish-net tights…. not bad for a burly 6 foot engineer. This brave stunt had a serious purpose as Geoff is raising funds for vital life saving treatment for his nephew. Chris Boakes is currently fighting a battle against Restrictive Cardiomyopathy, a condition which affects the lungs, liver and heart.
Such is the serious nature of Chris’s condition that he requires a double transplant - heart and liver. This operation which has never been done in Britain before. In fact specialists in the UK are not prepared to attempt this operation which has left the family with the only option of raising £250,000 to travel to America to have the operation.
Chris has a great deal of support from friends and family, with everyone pulling together to raise funds for this treatment. Friends and family have banded together on several fundraising events such as arranging quiz nights, sponsored walks/runs and jumping out of aeroplanes to name a few. Geoff intends further fundraising activities including coming to work as a Punk Rocker. He enjoys strong support from his work colleagues including Marine Product Specialist Virgil Parker who is running the Orpington Marathon to raise funds for the charity.
To show your support and make a difference please go to either the FightcardiomyopathyUK group on Facebook or visit www.thechrisboakesfund.com and www.myfriendneedshelp.org.
Icom UK Marketing -
marketing@icomuk.co.uk
12/05/2010
