As you guys can see breast cancer awareness is very close to me. On Sunday, my sister, my mom and I — along with friends — hit the roads and participated in the 19th annual CIBC Run for the Cure.
From the Toronto Star:
The Run for the Cure was held in 60 communities across the country. More than 20,000 people — many of them wearing pink — ran, jogged, walked or shimmied in the Toronto event, which began at the University of Toronto. They raised $5,234,197 for breast cancer research and education, a record and a 28 per cent increase over last year.
About $33 million was raised nationwide, a 25 per cent increase over last year and also a record.
Yay for all of us! I hope that all of us joining together to walk and run will make a difference and help us find a cure. Here are some photo highlights:
It was an awesome day. I walked with a group of women who had their own reasons for walking/running, but we were all doing it to raise awareness and money to find a cure for cancer. The excitement and joy was palpable — people were friendly, babies were smiley and dogs were decked out in their pink finery and it was a beautiful thing. Thanks to everyone who supported me — I really appreciated it. Hope to see you next year!
The Accidental Natural 
Awwww! I love it…this has brought chills on my arms. Such great support so powerful..And for such a great and very important cause !
Love all of the pictures…but really love the one of you and your mom and sister…lovely. Thanks so much for sharing these…take care:)
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Great photos. I’ve done the Run for a Cure twice and also worked for the CBCF during the Run. My mom is a breast cancer survivor and I’m an extreme high risk for it, so it’s close to my heart as well. Thanks to people like you, my dream that my daughter never has to live with the fears I do will come true.
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I had such a great time yesterday — I can’t wait to do it again in 2011. I hope that all of our daughters never have to deal with breast cancer.
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I am inspired to do the WALK for the Cure next year. Glad that it was a major success. Great cause, amazing support. Love the pic of you and the ladies. Kudos to y’all……:-)
Thanks girl!
Beautiful, this is a cause close to my heart as well. Smile.