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JULY 2011
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Summertime Inspiration!
This update is going to be unique with me sharing some of our successful experiences over the past month. It’s been inspiring for us to reach new milestones.
In early June, we completed our Inspire the World campaign, raising over $10-million to fund a major construction and renovation project at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre. The renovation will include a state-of-the-art Patient & Family Support Centre, a Predictive Cancer Research Centre, and a Radiation Innovation Wing.
A huge thank-you to every one of the 2,978 riders who participated in our third annual Ride to Conquer Cancer on June 18th and 19th, raising $11.1 million in support of the BC Cancer Agency! This event has made many research breakthroughs possible, and I invite you to read about some examples of the work your dollars and efforts support here.
On June 21st, in co-operation with the Vancouver Board of Trade, we celebrated our inaugural Discovery Day, to celebrate the many world-first research breakthroughs at the BC Cancer Agency. Two Agency Doctors and Researchers shared their research discovery moments, a cancer survivor told her inspiring story, as did a generous donor. The lunch concluded with Vancouver City Councillor Heather Deal officially proclaiming Discovery Day; here is a picture of us posing with the proclamation.
Later that same week, we presented our 2011 Annual Report to Donors to our Board of Directors. I invite you to visit the website, www.partnersindiscovery.ca, and view a message from our partners in discovery. Our Financial Summary is also available there.
And just yesterday, Genome British Columbia and the BC Cancer Foundation joined forces to announce a major step forward in personalized medicine. The BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre will harness the power of genomics to help tailor individual treatments for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients. You can read the full announcement here.
It really has been a big month for us, and now we welcome July and summertime. Below is a reminder of next month’s Shoppers Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women’s Cancers™ and to the side are a few other updates for you.
Once again, as our partner in discovery, thank you for your continued and generous support!
Sincerely,
Douglas Nelson
President & CEO, BC Cancer Foundation
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Help Make a World Free of Women's Cancer!
Join the Shoppers Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women’s Cancers™ benefiting the BC Cancer Foundation on August 13th and 14th and make a difference! You can designate your fundraising dollars to breast or other women’s cancers, like ovarian, cervical or uterine cancer.
A world free of women's cancers starts with your commitment to walk, fundraise, and raise awareness. You can walk either in the 30km one-day event, or experience the full 60km two-day Weekend. Whichever distance you choose, you’ll be totally taken care of with food, hydration, pit stops, entertainment, and even massage at Camp!
Register today and receive a $100 credit towards your fundraising. Visit www.endcancer.ca, or call 604.684.WALK (9255).
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Partners in Discovery Guest Blogger Update
Thank you to Dr. Calum MacAulay for sharing your experience as Head of the Integrative Oncology department at the BC Cancer Agency; and for a fascinating analogy of how you describe your work to your kids.
Now we head north for July with Dr. Robert Olson, the first radiation oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency's Centre for the North. Dr. Olson will share his experience in preparing to move to the new Centre and his role at the Agency.
Subscribe to our Paterns in Discovery blog to meet leading experts and specialists at the BC Cancer Agency; and receive our blog updates hot off the press!
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Community Care Award - call for nominations!
Do you know an exceptional individual who provides care or support to cancer patients? Someone whose efforts make a real difference in the lives of people with cancer? If so, we want to hear from you!
You are invited to nominate a deserving caregiver for the 2011 BC Cancer Agency Community Care Award, sponsored by the BC Cancer Foundation. Nomination details here
BC Cancer Foundation Golf Classic in memory of Sindi Hawkins
Join us in the sunny Okanagan for the BC Cancer Foundation Golf Classic in memory of Sindi Hawkins on Friday, August 26, 2011.
Through the years, the Sindi Hawkins & Friends Golf Classic has raised over half a million dollars to support compassionate care of Southern Interior cancer patients and has created a legacy that lives on in this year’s newly-named event.
To support or register for the event, please contact Chantelle Funk by email.
More Events!
Please visit our website calendar of events to see what is happening in a community near you!
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