Weekend to End Breast Cancer - Count me in!

60km Walk! Come again?

I am about to do something a little bit crazy, fairly demanding, but a lot of fun. I have registered, along with my firend Claire, to participate in The Weekend to End Breast Cancer. For those of you who have not heard of this event, the goal is to walk 60 kilometres over two days throughout the neighbourhoods of Ottawa. The event will take place on July 21-23, 2006.

By registering for this event I have committed to raising $2000 and am asking for your help to complete this task. The money I raise will go directly into research initiatives at the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics at The Ottawa Health Research Institute. They will use it to investigate better ways to treat breast cancer, including targeted treatments that minimize the negative side effects while still effectively combating a patient’s cancer. They are also learning more about how to predict and prevent breast cancer. Since I work in research, I know first hand the benefits the research institutes derive from this type of fundraising.

On a more personal note, I am doing this for my mom who had a breast cancer scare this year and I am doing this for those close to me who have lost loved ones to this disease. I am doing this because 1 in 9 women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime and I don’t want my family or friends, to be a statistic.

If you would like to support me by making a donation please click on the link below and it will take you to my personal donation webpage.

Thank you and I will be keeping all of my donors in mind, and in my heart, as I walk

http://www.endcancer.ca/site/TR?px=1252401&pg=personal&fr_id=1160