This year The Father's Day Run for Prostate Cancer is Sunday, June 20, 2021.
While the world holds its breath awaiting a vaccine for COVID-19, men across Canada are facing an uncertain future with a prostate cancer diagnosis. Yes, there are treatment options, but the reality is cancer is cancer, and we all know there is no vaccine for it! Prostate cancer is the #1 cancer for men and the second leading cause of cancer death. 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Now more than ever men are feeling alone in their cancer fight. With other resources at a minimum, Prostate Cancer BC and Prostate Canada Support Canada have continued to step up their services. When they were forced to close the in-person support groups, they creatively took them online. Prostate Cancer BC was the only organization willing to step forward and provide technical assistance to support groups who initiated Zoom meetings, gathering speakers from all corners of the globe to present the best to support groups across the country who needed this help.
I will continue to walk and fundraise; but it's not enough. This year, I need your help more than ever. As we move closer to Father’s Day, I am asking you to step up the fight against prostate cancer and support the men you love.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Support me and make a donation to Prostate Cancer Foundation BC's 23rd Annual Father’s Day Walk/Run for Prostate Cancer via my personal web page below.
WHY AM I PARTICIPATING IN THE RUN?
Because this run is for the tens of thousands of Canadian men living courageously with prostate cancer and their families. It’s for all the men who have died from this disease and the families who have lost loved ones. It’s for the roughly 26,000 men who will be diagnosed in 2021 and everyone who cares about them.
THE FATHER'S DAY WALK RUN EVENT is an annual event hosted by Prostate Cancer Foundation BC, a volunteer-based organization that represents BC’s prostate cancer patients, their families and communities. Even if you aren’t a walker or a runner, you can still step up and donate to support this cause.
Every donation, big or small, will have a huge impact for men and their families dealing with a prostate cancer diagnosis in BC. Tax receipts are provided for those making donations.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and for giving the men in your life the gift of health this Father's Day.
For further information on Prostate Cancer Foundation BC, please visit: www.prostatecancerbc.ca
Visit my personal webpage in support of Prostate Cancer Foundation BC.
View my team page for ‘Pain in the Ass’
