In the Community: October 2017

What's Happening in the Canadian Myeloma Community?

Aecon’s 2 ^nd Charity Golf Day Benefitting Myeloma Canada in 2017: This Time in Cochrane Alberta

Thank you to Aecon for inviting Myeloma Canada to the first edition of their Charity Golf Day in Cochrane, Alberta. The sold-out event was a huge success with 144 golfers supporting our cause in honour of an Aecon executive living with myeloma. Thank you for Making Myeloma Matter!

Marathon Tours in Pont-Rouge, in honour of Julie Martel

After one of their peers was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, the nurses in the perinatal department of the CIUSSS de la Capitale Nationale (Portneuf Region) decided to get together for a great cause.

Knowing that the money invested in research can really make a difference in the life of patients, they raised funds for Myeloma Canada by taking part in the Marathon Tours in Pont-Rouge, on September 10 ^th. The team raised $445!

Congratulations and thank you for your involvement and support!

Cresco Advisory Group’s Corn Maze – Dunk Your Advisor

Financial Advisors from Calgary’s Cresco Advisory Group spent a fun afternoon with 133 clients, friends and family at the Calgary Corn Maze to raise funds for Myeloma Canada. A dunk tank was on-site with the opportunity to “dunk your advisor”. The tank was filled with cold water and 6 advisors were dunked! They were great sports and everyone loved it. A whopping $10,500 was collected thanks to Cresco Advisory Group matching the individual donations with a $5,000 contribution!

The Ottawa-Gatineau Walk for Myeloma – Steps to a Cure!

On October 24, the participants from the Ottawa-Gatineau region broke records with over 300 walkers taking part in the event that raised nearly $70,000 for the cause! Congratulations to the organizing committee David Rideout, Robin Sully, Gilles Caron, Nicole Slunder, and Frank and Jean Shepherd for putting on such a wonderful event. Your hard work definitely paid off and you can be very proud of all that was achieved!

MPP John Fraser for Ottawa South kicking off the Walk with the ribbon-cutting

Walking to Find a Cure for Multiple Myeloma

Way to go Cécile Paquette Crouchman for organizing her very first friends and family fundraising walk in Windsor on September 24! Determined to make a difference and raise funds for Canadian research, Cécile and her supporters raised $1,177 for Myeloma Canada! Thank you for your fortitude and unwavering resolve in increasing awareness and raising funds to advance important research in Canada!