Run for the Cure

For the past five years I’ve been up before the sun on the first Sunday in October to volunteer for a worthy cause. The CIBC Run for the Cure. It's an annual event that raises money for breast cancer.

My role is team leader in the food booth. You'd think that it would be an easy job but it's not. We unpack boxes of food and hand out thousands of items to runners, walkers and breast cancer survivors.

At times the mood can be quite somber when you read the messages on many people’s shirts: running for Grandma or Mom. Last year a little girl, no more than three years old wore a shirt that said, “In loving memory of my Mom”. How tragic for these children, grandchildren, husbands and sisters to lose their loved ones to this disease. I'm glad that I can contribute in a small way by giving my time. Hats off to my sister who ran the 5k race, along with her friends (see pics). Also, hats off to my mom who has been volunteering for seven years, its people like you who make this world a better place. God Bless you.