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London, 25 June 2010 - Sharp UK managing director, Paul Molyneux, this week returned from successfully completing the 2010 Race Across America as part of the four-man Sharp4Prostate team.

Home in 3rd
Finishing the 3,000 mile cycle race well inside their target of seven days, the team placed third overall, receiving an award for the best performance by a single club, in recognition of their exceptional efforts.

The team was racing to raise awareness of prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men in the UK, and as the culmination of Sharp4Prostate’s year-long fundraising activities that have so far raised more than £60,000 for The Prostate Cancer Charity.

Non-stop racing
The four middle-aged club cyclists rode for 24 hours a day, passing through 14 states and climbing for a total of over 100,000ft in pursuit of the challenge. Covering a total of 3,005 miles at an average of 430 miles a day, the race is 30% longer than the Tour De France - in only one stage!

Paul Molyneux was full of praise for the tireless work of the team’s volunteer support crew, and put the success down to meticulous preparation: “We were a totally rookie crew, but this element of innocence was probably to our advantage. We prepared professionally and executed clinically. All the parts of the whole came together and the process delivered us to the finish in even better time and shape than we could possibly have hoped.”

John Neate, Chief Executive of The Prostate Cancer Charity, said: “The Sharp4Prostate team has shown great determination in their efforts to create a buzz around prostate cancer and vital funds for the Charity. The Race Across America is one of the most grueling endurance events known to man and finishing third is an amazing accomplishment. Paul and the team have put themselves through an extreme challenge and we are very grateful for their support. One man dies of prostate cancer every hour in the UK and so spreading the message about this disease is incredibly important. We are delighted to be working so closely with Sharp Electronics and look forward to hearing all about the team’s adventures on the road.”

£100,000 target
The Prostate Cancer Charity is Sharp Electronics UK’s official charity partner, and the company is continuing to push for a total fundraising target of £100,000 by the end of the summer.

To donate, please visit http://www.justgiving.com/sharpuk or text RAAM to 70700 (details below). For more information on Sharp4Prostate and to read blog entries from the race, please visit http://www.sharp4prostate.com.
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For further information, please contact:
Jasper Credland
PR & Communications Manager
Sharp Electronics (UK) Ltd
Tel. 020 8734 2134
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E-mail: jasper.credland@sharp.eu
Web site: www.sharpnews.co.uk (includes RSS news feed)

Contact details for publication
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Notes to editor
About Sharp Corporation
Founded in Japan in 1912, Sharp Electronics is a leading developer and manufacturer of electronic equipment, appliances and components for the consumer and business markets, with a key focus on high definition LCD, photovoltaic (solar electric) systems and document solutions. It can claim one of the widest portfolios of business and lifestyle products under a single brand name in the world. On its home turf in Japan – the birthplace of technology, Sharp outsells all other brands in LCD TVs.
The Corporation employs 54,000 people, of which nearly half are employed outside Japan. It operates in 25 countries / regions and its products are distributed to 164 countries worldwide. As of March 2010, annual turnover is in excess of Yen 2,755 billion.
Sharp is listed on the FTSE4Good Global Index and aims to be an environmentally advanced company that balances business growth and environmental protection. To help equalize greenhouse gas emissions, Sharp focuses its extensive research and development on energy-saving and energy-creating products.
The head office of Sharp Electronics (UK) Ltd is at Stockley Park in Uxbridge, West London. The company employs approximately 180 people within its Consumer Electronics and Business Product Divisions and consolidated annual UK turnover to 31 March 2010 was £509,817,000.  Sharp is the world’s largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules and, in the UK, launched its first PV manufacturing plant in Wrexham in 2004 to support the growing PV market across Europe.

About The Prostate Cancer Charity
For further information contact: Claire Blackburn, Nikki Nagler or Vivienne Francis on 020 8222 7687/7670/7136. Out of hours contact: 0798 432 5001. Email: Claire.Blackburn@prostate-cancer.org.uk or Nicola.Nagler@prostate-cancer.org.uk or Vivienne.Francis@prostate-cancer.org.uk
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the UK. Every year in the UK 36,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. One man dies every hour of prostate cancer in the UK.
African Caribbean men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men.
The Prostate Cancer Charity is striving for a world where lives are no longer limited by prostate cancer. The Charity is fighting prostate cancer on every front - through research, support, information and campaigning.
If you have any queries about prostate cancer, call The Prostate Cancer Charity’s confidential Helpline 0800 074 8383 which is staffed by specialist nurses and open from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and Wednesdays from 7 - 9pm or visit www.prostate-cancer.org.uk

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