In 2004, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the writing of the poem, it was also read aloud by 150,000 British schoolchildren, aimed both at improving recognition of poetry, and in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care.
cancer | American Cancer Society | Marie Antoinette | Marie Curie | breast cancer | National Cancer Institute | Marie Osmond | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Cancer Research UK | Sault Ste. Marie | Cancer | Buffy Sainte-Marie | Marie Claire | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma | Marie Lloyd | Adrien-Marie Legendre | Marie | Irène Joliot-Curie | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | Marie de' Medici | Jean Victor Marie Moreau | Jean-Marie Le Pen | Frédéric Joliot-Curie | Charles-Marie Widor | Anne-Marie Albiach | Pierre Curie | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Marie of Brabant, Queen of France | Teena Marie |
The marathon supports several charities, including Highland Hospice, Leonard Cheshire, Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland, and the Scottish Community Foundation.
Other charities Lady Rothermere is involved with include Hemihelp, Brecon Cathedral Choir, Oxfordshire children's hospice Helen and Douglas House, Macmillan Cancer Relief, Marie Curie Cancer Care, the National Osteoporosis Society and the Boystown Orchestra.