CIBC Run for the Cure
And this is the part where I hit you up for donations... sorry all ...
As some of you know, I have two individuals in my life currently battling the effects of breast cancer. Each year, the Canadian Cancer Society puts on a promotion called the Run for the Cure. Sponsored by one of the local banks, it raises a great deal of money by having the participants run or walk and get sponsors.
For the second time, my husband and I will be participating. This time, I think we will try to take the kids. We opted NOT to last year as the event is very emotionally charged: people create and carry signs to show who they are walking for and their current status. Many of the 'walkers' sported the bald heads or bandanas that have become the hallmark of chemotherapy.
This year, while the situation has not changed, I think it is important that my children learn the impact they can have by donating their time and sometimes money for a valuable cause.
I have registered on the CIBC Run for the Cure site and listed my personal goal as $150 Canadian. The site makes it easy for you - you can donate using your VISA card, as little as $5 Canadian. I am never able to know who has donated or how much they have given, nor for the record, do I get a listing of your VISA number, despite frequent attempts :-).
I just get to see the donations thermometer rise, knowing that I am doing what little I can to help my mother in law and sister in law. For any of you that do not know my full name, post me a comment and I will send it to you directly. Most of you can figure it out anyway.
I know that many of you are dealing with your own finacial demons right now, but if you could spare a couple of pounds or one US dollar, that would really add up from a Canadian perspective!
Thanks
yvonne
As some of you know, I have two individuals in my life currently battling the effects of breast cancer. Each year, the Canadian Cancer Society puts on a promotion called the Run for the Cure. Sponsored by one of the local banks, it raises a great deal of money by having the participants run or walk and get sponsors.
For the second time, my husband and I will be participating. This time, I think we will try to take the kids. We opted NOT to last year as the event is very emotionally charged: people create and carry signs to show who they are walking for and their current status. Many of the 'walkers' sported the bald heads or bandanas that have become the hallmark of chemotherapy.
This year, while the situation has not changed, I think it is important that my children learn the impact they can have by donating their time and sometimes money for a valuable cause.
I have registered on the CIBC Run for the Cure site and listed my personal goal as $150 Canadian. The site makes it easy for you - you can donate using your VISA card, as little as $5 Canadian. I am never able to know who has donated or how much they have given, nor for the record, do I get a listing of your VISA number, despite frequent attempts :-).
I just get to see the donations thermometer rise, knowing that I am doing what little I can to help my mother in law and sister in law. For any of you that do not know my full name, post me a comment and I will send it to you directly. Most of you can figure it out anyway.
I know that many of you are dealing with your own finacial demons right now, but if you could spare a couple of pounds or one US dollar, that would really add up from a Canadian perspective!
Thanks
yvonne
posted by y-vonne at 12:30 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for all your efforts in fundraising for a cause that affects too many. Maybe by the time Gracie has to worry about it, there will be a cure :)
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