Hi friends!
I hope this email finds everyone in good health and well-being! It’s that time of year again and I am, as always, supporting our yearly Relay for Life event! Please join me along with the Northbridge Navigators and Federated Fighter’s on Thursday, June 6th to fundraise for this wonderful cause.
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Gladly!
Date: Thursday, June 6th
Time: 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Location: Stackt Market - 28 Bathurst St. Toronto On. M5V 0C6 (main intersection: Bathurst & Front)
Most of you know my story, but for those who don't, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in September 2014. Thankfully, I can proudly say that I have been cancer free since 2015! There is no question that the emotional, psychological and physical effects of cancer are scars one carries with them for the rest of their life. Sadly, not everyone is as fortunate as I am in beating this disease. Scores of people, both in the spotlight and out, have been touched by the scourge that is CANCER. I am reminded of this every day.
BUT, we have come a very long way from how this disease was managed. The advancements made have helped make my treatments tolerable and more effective. It allowed me to fight my way through so that I could be here to write this message today. In the past year, I can say that I have been affected by dear friends who have been diagnosed with some form of this disease. I am certain that some of you may have as well. Sadly, it continues. However, more and more medical advances are being made to help our friends and loved ones overcome this battle. As I hear about the new treatment methods used today, it is evident that the breakthroughs achieved, with our help, are truly remarkable!
As a survivor, I would like to use my personal experience not only to inspire those who knowingly or unknowingly need support but more importantly to gather my circle of friends, family and colleagues to join forces in making a difference in this world. Paying it forward truly creates a ripple effect of kindness but why make a splash when we can create a wave?! I know this group is capable of just that!
Please visit my page and sponsor me as I participate in Relay for Life.
I need your help. The cancer community needs your help.
I have set my fundraising goal this year at $7,000. Your donation can help fund Canada’s most promising research, vital support services for patients and their families, and other important work that could change the future. I hope you will show your support and help me reach my goal. Let us put an end to this disease that has taken way too many people and left countless wives without husbands, husbands without wives, children without parents, and parents without children.
Your generosity is truly appreciated!
Thank you!
Joanne