Going virtual, together yet apart
BRIGHT Run 2020 will be one for the history books. As you know, we’re going virtual this year to make sure our Sept. 12 celebration is the safest it can be for all of us, given the uncertainty of...
Five BRIGHT Questions for Team Captain: Kim Smith
Team captain: Kim Smith Team name: Rack Pack Number of members, on average: 15 Who they are: Family and friends Number of years: 2 Amount of money raised: approx. $8,000 When and why did you become a BRIGHT...
BRIGHT Friends Raising BRIGHT Funds
Be a Jewelry Designer Our wonderfully BRIGHT friend Monica Graves (aka Wonder Woman) of glamjulz has created a fun fundraiser for BRIGHT Run 2020! Monica thought it would be fun to help us all discover our inner jewelry...
Covid-19, Part 2: Vaccines
From Mark Levine, the Doc with Pink Tights In follow-up to last month’s article, today I am writing about vaccines. I must confess this is a subject that I don’ know a lot about. COVID-19 is a nasty virus...
A Message from BRIGHT Run chair Nancy McMillan
In our much-changed world of COVID-19, we all need safety and support – from our families, friends, communities and governments. I want you to know that the well-being of our BRIGHT Run community is my primary concern, as it...
Where Are They Now?
Many of our volunteers are students who join the BRIGHT Run to earn the community service hours required to graduate from high school. We wanted to find out what some of them are up to now and what they...
COVID-19 Pivot: From Printing to Face Shields
Long-time BRIGHT Run supporters Brenda Chen and James Cao have found their niche in the fight against COVID-19. The two have added a new line of face shields for frontline workers to their existing full-service printing company, Burlington-based 9s...
Wear a Pink Ribbon and Raise Money for BRIGHT
Brantford business owner Bob Aitken, a born and raised Hamilton boy, has a really BRIGHT idea that will put clothes on your back and money into the BRIGHT Run. Through his business, B&C Custom Apparel, Bob has created a...
COVID-19 and Research
From Mark Levine, the Doc with Pink Tights We are being bombarded with information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Areas that you may be wondering about are treatments for patients with severe COVID-19 infections, and vaccines to prevent the COVID-19...
Patches of BRIGHT Sun – and COVID Clouds
Spring came a few days early this year, although the sun has been patchy so far. Have hope, though, dandelions are sprouting, adding a bit of colour to our landscape! The cloud over this spring, though, can’t be ignored....