On May 31st, Colon Cancer Canada kicked off their 13th annual walk and run to support colon cancer research. Over the last decade or so, the organization has raised over $1 million to support research. Last year alone, they raised 316,000! Originally based in Toronto, the fundraising event has gone nationwide and hosts several walks and runs across Ontario (in Durham / Burlington) and British Columbia (in Kamloops/Vancouver).
Since my family has been affected by the disease, I decided to take part in the walk this year and raise money towards research. With much support from both my family and friends, I’m pleased to say that I was able to collect over $300 from all my sponsors. Given the unstable conditions of the economy, I am grateful for all their generous donations.
So, early Sunday morning I headed up to Leslie and Sheppard, for the 5k walk. The event took place at East Don Parkland, a beautiful park located directly opposite of North York General Hospital. I was glad to see that hundreds of people came out with family, friends and even their pets. Although, I didn’t see any pugs, I did stumble upon a very cute Boston terrier.
Before we started the walk, Amy Lerman Elmaleh, one of the founding members of Colon Cancer Canada made a few announcements. One in particular, was that the organization had raised approximately $231, 465 from its 3, 683 sponsors so far!
Wow! It was really amazing to hear how many people had pitched in to support the research efforts.
Although the walk was exhausting, I’m glad I made the effort to do it.
Hopefully, I will be able to participate next year, and hopefully it will be warmer outside.
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