Click for the full newsletter (will open a new window/tab). Why I wear my daffodil pin Cancer may have taken Karen White’s loved ones, but it hasn’t taken her spirit. Read on to see how Daffodil Month provided the hope and support that helped her heal after cancer ravaged her family. [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Once again, our students and families bonded together to raise funds and awareness for a good cause. Each year, Mr. Mauro has worked diligently at raising awareness and understanding of the health risks that men face. Through his involvement in this initiative it further [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – In this month of November or as we like to call it, Movember, Mr. Fenton generously offered to support prostate cancer by growing out a mustache but our school, Holy Angels, took it a little further. $142 later we had a pink ‘stache on our hands and it was not pretty! As [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The hardworking volunteers of the Manitouwdge Cacer Assistance Group (MCAG) are planning their second THINK PINK cancer awareness and fundreaising event. It is very important to register for this awesome night of fun, fellowhsip, suppor and even leariningg (but most of [Read more]
For those of you who follow the weekly videos of Skate 4 Cancer which I post here, I have received bad news from Erin Hogue (photographer who shot Rob’s canadian skate including his travels through Nortwestern Ontario www.erinhogue.com/blog ): Rob has been side swiped by a car. He was hurt [Read more]
For details about what this is all about, visit this post (connects to all other posts about Rob & the Skate4Cancer movement) http://www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=10143 . This week, a special request from Rob as he tries to continue pushing the Toronto Drop-In centre forward, even from [Read more]
To read a bit of history about this incredible Canadiana force that is Skate4Cancer, visit www.karinahunter.com/?p=9931 [Read more]
For those of you who don’t know of Rob Dyer, you should… He is incredibly inspiratonal. After loosing his Mom to cancer as a teen he became inspired and began skateboarding across countries, travelling the world bringing the message of cancer awareness and even came by our neck of the [Read more]
In 2008, Rob Dyer skated by the corner of Hwy 614 and Hwy 17, during his cross Canada adventure raising awareness for cancer. I didn’t know at that time, just how special Rob was. It was clear that he was a very friendly, personable man as I tried to touch base with him hoping to [Read more]
Photos by Vickie Veitch-Rusard (Thank you so much Vickie, for everything!) Terry Fox Foundation Highway 17 information Thunder Bay, Ontario [Read more]
