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Category Archives: BRIGHT News

A BRIGHT Year to Remember

Life – and BRIGHT – took a strange turn in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected – is still affecting – everyone world-wide. We look forward to the continued roll-out of effective COVID vaccines, hoping that, sometime in the...

December 31, 2020 at 12:35 pm Rick Harris read more

Decisions, Decisions

The BRIGHT Run executive took the COVID-19 pandemic seriously right from the start, discussing very early in the year the possibility that the BRIGHT family would not be able to gather safely at the Dundas Valley Conservation Area on...

December 30, 2020 at 1:25 pm Rick Harris read more
Steve

Super Steve is our Guy!

The first virtual BRIGHT Run came with another first – male survivor spokesperson Steve Ewoniak, who was diagnosed in 2018. Men account for less than one per cent of breast cancer cases in Canada and Steve’s story garnered a...

December 30, 2020 at 12:23 pm Rick Harris read more

We Love Drive-Throughs!

Here’s a quandary – how do we personally connect with the members of the BRIGHT family when it’s not safe to physically gather in one place? Aha! A distanced drive-through event was the answer! Aug. 26 marked yet another...

December 30, 2020 at 12:21 pm Rick Harris read more
Sunni

Lights, Camera, Action!

Sept. 12, 2020: It’s feeling a bit stressy backstage at the virtual BRIGHT Run. We’re on the verge of a bunch of firsts. We have no sea of faces smiling up at us. No breeze blowing. No sun shining...

December 30, 2020 at 12:20 pm Rick Harris read more
Christmas

Wishing you a merry, BRIGHT and safe holiday season!

It’s that time of year when most of us shift focus to celebrating the holiday season. It will certainly be different this year, with COVID cases increasing across the country. Please keep yourselves safe by following public health guidelines....

November 30, 2020 at 12:34 pm Rick Harris read more
Steve Ewoniak and Michele Mandryk

Welcome, BRIGHT new exec members

The BRIGHT Run is pleased to announce we have two new executive committee members. Please help us welcome Steve Ewoniak and Michele Mandryk. Steve Ewoniak, BA BSc CFP®, Senior Associate, The John Trim Group, Scotia Wealth Management Advertising, Marketing...

November 30, 2020 at 12:33 pm Rick Harris read more

See your doctor, get screened for breast cancer

Dr. Bindi Dhesy is concerned about the impact COVID-19 is having on breast cancer diagnoses and treatment.  Dhesy, a medical oncologist at the Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC) and a BRIGHT Run executive member, says it appears some patients with...

November 30, 2020 at 12:26 pm Rick Harris read more

Fundraising 2020 – Going Virtual

COVID-19 had a huge impact on the BRIGHT Run and its participants. But breast cancer didn’t stop for COVID, and neither did the outstanding efforts of our BRIGHT teams. Take, for example, In It Together, captained by breast cancer...

November 30, 2020 at 12:24 pm Rick Harris read more
Holiday Sale

BRIGHT Stocking Stuffer Sale – Last Chance!

Don’t miss out on this great sale of gifts and/or stocking stuffers that supports local breast cancer research. It’s easy – email nancy@brightrun.ca to place an order and pay for your order via e-transfer to the same email address....

October 30, 2020 at 12:20 pm Rick Harris read more
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The BRIGHT Run

Juravinski Cancer Centre
699 Concession St.
Hamilton, Ontario
L8V 5C2

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PO Box 739, LCD 1
Hamilton, Ontario
L8N 3M8

Proceeds are administered by HHS Foundation and their registered charitable number is 131159543 RR0001

What is the BRIGHT Run?

The BRIGHT Run is a non-competitive, family friendly 1km/5km walk or run which is held annually, the first Saturday after Labour Day, at the Dundas Valley Conservation Area in Dundas, Ontario.

Each year, over 1000 participants of all ages, come together to support local breast cancer research being conducted at the Juravinski Cancer Centre.
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