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3rd
Annual Walleye Warrior 24 Hour Ice Fishing Marathon
Gimli, MB - March, 2007
Raises over $15,000 dollars.
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With your support, we were
able to present a cheque for $15,000 dollars to the Never Alone
Foundation. The cheque presentation was made during NEVER ALONE LUNCHEON, held Tuesday,
April 10, 2007. Thanks to the participants and companies who
have shown their support for the marathon.
CancerCare Manitoba is the main beneficiary of the Never Alone
Foundation, which was conceived of by Winnipeg Blue Bombers
president and CEO Lyle Bauer. The donation from the Walleye
Warrior 24 Hour Ice Fishing Marathon will be used to support
volunteer services at CancerCare MB.
This annual marathon will continue
to support families affected by cancer.
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NEVER
ALONE LUNCHEON - Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Monique LeClair (Brian's widow) along with Glen Konowalchuk
(Marathon Committee Chair) make the presentation to
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2nd Annual Walleye Warrior 24
Hour Ice Fishing Marathon
Gimli, MB - March, 2006
Raises over
$20,000
dollars.
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Thanks for your support! Donations to
this event exceeded $20,000 dollars. Thousands more were donated in prizes that
were awarded during the event. Thanks to the participants and companies who
have shown their support.
Brian LeClair passed away after a lengthy 5
year battle with Cancer. His wish was to support CancerCare Manitoba - patient
services. See their important message below. Your
support for this event will benefit 100's of patients each
day.
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First Annual Walleye Warrior 24
Hour Ice Fishing Marathon
Cheque Presentation - April 20,
2005
Raises over $13,000 dollars.
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Brian's widow, children, and parents
were all there for the presentation. Others included CancerCare Manitoba
representatives and event organizers. Thanks to all who participated,
volunteered, and helped with this event to make this proud moment possible.
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Volunteer
Services CancerCare Manitoba |
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Meet a few of the Volunteers who assist
patients at CancerCare Manitoba
An Important Message from
Volunteer Services
What a thrill it was to accept a cheque
for $13,000 presented by Brian LeClair’s family in April. It was the
largest single donation we have received that was targeted specifically to
Volunteer Services. The funds were raised at last years Walleye Warrior
Marathon and are being used to support patient services provided by volunteers
at CancerCare Manitoba.
Early in 2004 I had the privilege of
meeting Brian and hearing about his dream to raise funds by hosting a fishing
marathon. He was passionate about the cause and sincere in his desire to have
the money raised go to direct patient services. During his five years at
CancerCare Manitoba, he had always appreciated the work that volunteers did in
providing him and other patients comforts that go beyond medical treatment. It
is such a fitting legacy that the marathon will continue in his name, and
that donations will benefit hundreds of patients each day.
Kathy Harrison - Coordinator, Volunteer
Services
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5 year total reaches over $80,000 dollars.
Anglers, Volunteers, Sponsors
can all be proud. This total is quite an accomplishment.
In addition to this total, thousands more were awarded as
prizes to participants. Brian's wish was to be able to help
make a difference.
Brian LeClair
wrote this note about CancerCare Manitoba and the importance
of this event:
"I have seen small
children 4 or 5 years old, sick, and getting treatments
at Cancer Care that should have their whole lives ahead
of them, not putting up with cancer at their age. They are
what we need to help fight for. Make a difference."
More about donations to
CancerCare Manitoba
The
life's blood of the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation is donations…donations
of time, creativity, enthusiasm, determination and money.
Your donation of one, some or all of these gifts will help
us sustain the work of CancerCare Manitoba's
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caregivers
and researchers. There are many reasons to give - gratitude,
sorrow, remembrance and ability are just a few of the reasons.
CancerCare Manitoba Foundation has many ways to recognize
and commemorate your gift of time or money.
More about CancerCare
Manitoba Foundation:
Every
year an amazing number of individuals, community groups
and businesses host a variety of special events with the
proceeds from the events going to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation.
If you are looking for some fun-filled activities to participate
in, while at the same time being able to make a contribution
to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation, see our Calendar of Activities.
One hundred percent of all donations to CancerCare Manitoba
Foundation stay in Manitoba.
CancerCare Manitoba has many events throughout the year
to raise funds and awareness for their organization.
Search other CancerCare Manitoba
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The Importance of CancerCare Manitoba Foundation
The
CancerCare Manitoba Foundation is pleased to support the mission of CancerCare
Manitoba which articulates its responsibility for cancer prevention, detection,
care, research and education for the people of Manitoba. CancerCare Manitoba is
dedicated to providing excellence in cancer care, to enhancing the quality of
life for those living with cancer and blood disorders, and to improving control
of cancer for all Manitobans.
The CancerCare Manitoba Foundation
enhances our efforts through sustained and unfaltering support in the form of
community efforts and effective fund-raising. We are extremely appreciative of
the Foundation's support for CancerCare; not only did it raise substantial
capital for our new centre, it contributes millions each year for ongoing
research and better care for Manitobans living with cancer - both today and for
generations to come.
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Courtesy CCMF web
site.
Meet Theresa Hope:
Theresa
is a breast cancer survivor. She credits a great deal to the support of her
family, friends and CancerCare Manitoba . "Everyone I encountered at CancerCare
was a wonderful resource and very supportive. They were my emotional and
spiritual backbone. My own personal 'worry warts' who gave me hopes."
CancerCare Manitoba is dedicated to finding an
earlier diagnosis and more effective treatment for breast cancer and has
advanced this goal with the opening of the new Manitoba Breast Cancer Research
Center. Every day we understand just a little bit more that brings the
community together and demonstrates the positive impact breast cancer research
has had and continues to have on the lives of women.
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Courtesy CCMF web
site.
Cancer survivors and their families can be a
positive influence in helping set research directions and priorities. It is
important for cancer families to remember that we all share the same goal - to
conquer cancer.
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Meet Julianna:
Cancer hit the family of Mary
Bertone and her husband Terry Josephson and their children Nicholas (7 years
old) and Julianna (4 years old) on September 4, 2003 when Julianna was
diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. "Everything had been functioning
so well around us and at that moment all I could think of was that nothing
would ever be the same again." While they could only take one step at a time
and concentrate on the practical things, Mary Bertone was thankful for the
support of her family and friends at CancerCare Manitoba and the extraordinary
family of caretakers who were "compassionate, earnest and encouraging".
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