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About The Weekend
It's a brand new Weekend! The Shoppers Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women's Cancers™ benefiting BC Cancer Foundation is an evolution of our historic journey for all women. During one amazing weekend, August 14-15, 2010, thousands will join together to walk the epic 2-Day or amazing new 1-Day distance, united in the battle against all women’s cancers. All Walkers will be fully supported with regular Pit Stops, hydration, food and medical care--should it be needed. It’s a massive undertaking, and that’s why participation is more critical than ever. The Weekend was built upon the courageous efforts by everyday people, transforming a small grassroots effort into one of Canada’s biggest difference-making endeavours for all women. Weekend funds support the critical work of BC Cancer Foundation and their efforts to end breast and gynecologic cancers, diseases that one in seven Canadian women will be diagnosed within her lifetime. Together we can help impact the lives of thousands throughout Vancouver and across Canada; each step that we take leads us closer to a cure for both breast and gynecologic cancers. One Weekend truly can make a lifetime of difference. About BC Cancer Foundation Media Backgrounder About Women's Cancers in Canada
Press Releases
| August 14, 2010 |
1,100 Weekend participants raise over $2.4 million for cancer research in B.C. |
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| January 20, 2010 |
Diverse Group "Gets Physical" to Launch Brand New Weekend! |
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| October 7, 2009 |
Major Breast Cancer Breakthrough Announced At BC Cancer Agency |
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| August 15, 2009 |
1,300 Participants Raise Over $2.9 Million In Weekend To End Breast Cancer |
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| February 23, 2009 |
The Weekend To End Breast Cancer Becomes Bigger and Bolder |
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| September 6, 2008 |
1,600 Raise Over $4.1 Million For Breast Cancer In 60-KM Walk |
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Media Coverage
| October 3, 2009 |
The Vancouver Sun
An A to Z glossary of breast cancer terms |
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| August 17, 2009 |
The Vancouver Sun
Marathon walk raises $2.9 million for women's cancer research |
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| August 17, 2009 |
Metro News
Weekend To End Breast Cancer raises $2.9M |
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| August 16, 2009 |
The Vancouver Sun
1,300 turn out to go the distance for breast cancer |
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| August 16, 2009 |
The Vancouver Sun
Marathon walk raises $2.9 million for women’s cancer research |
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Executive Bios
Douglas Nelson
President & CEO
BC Cancer Foundation |
John Jennings
Board Chair
BC Cancer Foundation |
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Unusual group display of “getting physical” for kickoff of brand new Weekend to End Women’s Cancers
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This year marks the official launch of the Shopper's Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women’s Cancers™ benefiting BC Cancer Foundation(formerly known as The Weekend to End Breast Cancer). To get the brand new Weekend off on the right foot, a large group of people are coming together in leggings, leotards and funky headbands to show solidarity and dedication to the cause of ending all women’s cancers. In unison, the group will be making like Jane Fonda – right down to their attire – and “getting physical” in a light and fun kind of way. It promises to be a visually stimulating site with a message.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 1:00pm |
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Sinclair Centre, 757 West Hastings |
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To kickoff the brand new Weekend. For more information see www.endcancer.ca. |
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BCCF personnel and cancer survivors will be on site to answer media questions.
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