a family-friendly event benefitting local breast cancer research
BRIGHT Run is a non-competitive, family-friendly 1 km/5 km walk or run held at Christie Lake Conservation Area, on the first Saturday after Labour Day.
Join us for our 16th annual BRIGHT Run!
Saturday, September 9th, 2023
A new home for BRIGHT Run!
BRIGHT Run is moving! As is the case with many families – and as many of you likely noticed at BRIGHT 2022 – we’ve outgrown our lovely home at Dundas Valley Conservation Area after 15 wonderful years.

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Let’s make 2023 our best year yet!
Our fundraising goal this year is $416,000
BRIGHT Run is all about supporting research. It is through research that advances in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care of breast cancer are made.
So far we’ve raised $24,074 of $416,000! That’s 6% of the total!
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Let’s make 2023 our best year yet!
Our fundraising goal this year is $416,000
BRIGHT Run is all about supporting research. It is through research that advances in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and care of breast cancer are made.
So far we’ve raised $24,074 of $416,000!! That’s 6% of the total!
DAYS UNTIL THE RUN
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FUNDED
PROJECTS
BRIGHT Run has funded 17 breast cancer research projects each ranging in value between $50,000 and $100,000. Here are some of the projects your donations have funded to date.
BRIGHT Funding for Metastatic Breast Cancer Study
BRIGHT Run has approved funding for a research project that aims to study the impact of a specialized type of radiation in patients with metastatic breast cancer. The project, headed by Dr. Elysia K. Donovan, a radiation oncologist at the Juravinski Cancer Centre aims...
Announcing the new BRIGHT Run Breast Cancer Learning Health System Chair
The BRIGHT Run’s 17th funding commitment represents a unique and cutting-edge legacy that is a tribute to the hard work of our participants, volunteers and community partners over many years. The BRIGHT Run Breast Cancer Learning Health System Chair was jointly...
Strategy to Implement Exercise
One in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. With improved screening and treatment techniques, more women are surviving breast cancer. However, women live with physical and emotional side effects for years after cancer treatments have ended....
TXA for Mastectomy
The Breast Surgery Research Group of the Department of Surgery at McMaster University’s Faculty of Health Sciences has received funding from the BRIGHT Run to investigate a way to reduce the incidence of seroma and hematoma among patients who have had breast cancer...
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Sweet Treats for BRIGHT!
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Burgers for BRIGHT!
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Riding for Research!
The annual Pink Ribbon Ride in support of BRIGHT Run is set for June 3 at SummerLeeze Equestrian...
BRIGHT RUN 2022
Breast cancer did not stop for COVID-19 and neither did BRIGHT Run 2022 or BRIGHT Runners.
Thank you for changing the world and helping to fund local breast cancer research at our Hamilton cancer centre.
Together, we raised more than $515,000!
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