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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....