Anita Cochrane Endowment Fund


Total Number of Gifts: 65
Total Value of Gifts: $9,362.00

Recent Donors

Greg Romain

Laura Rampton

Kate Anderchek

Michael J Cochrane

Ms. Lesley Hruby

Lynda Roemer

The Wenzek Family

Mike Cochrane

Murray & Iracema Booy

Tracey & Mick Jones

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Anita had a magical personality that inspired everyone she met. She had a smile that absolutely lit up a room. We’ll all miss her warm presence and the passion she brought to everything she did. Anita made the world a better place, and she’ll be in our hearts forever.

Anita had an amazingly positive attitude. Even though she was living with metastatic breast cancer, she considered herself lucky. She would often say, “I am lucky because not only have I been forced to appreciate every moment of every day, but I get to see the best in people.”

She beat the odds after her diagnosis eight years ago and believed whole heartedly that it was because of the quality of care that she received at the BC Cancer Agency. From day one she was treated with genuine compassion, sensitivity and professionalism. She considered herself lucky because she had access to this kind of care in her own backyard.

BELIEVE. That word allowed Anita to get through every day. She used to say: “If I didn’t have belief I would not have hope and without hope one may as well give up and that is something I just cannot do.” She believed that new treatments would allow her to live an improved quality of life, or better yet, provide a cure.

With the help of new cancer treatments, Anita was able live life to the fullest.
As an active member of the Royal City Curling Club, she was on the team that represented BC in the national mixed curling championships in 2008 where she was named the most sportsmanlike player. Unable to continue playing she started coaching and took ladies and junior girls teams to the provincials in 2009. Anita was named the BC Curling Coach of the Year for 2010. She also coached the Australian Senior Men’s team to a bronze medal at the world championships in 2010. Anita also loved her time at Candle Lake and Birkenhead Lake. She was a dedicated fundraiser. Her favourite event was the Weekend to End Breast Cancer. She founded the amazing Team LiveSTRONG, a wonderful group of people who committed their time and energy to a cause she was ridiculously passionate about! She loved every member of all her “teams” very much and it's because of them she fought so hard for survival!


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