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Hi All, this is my 3rd year volunteering in the Moto-Safety crew for the Weekend to End Women's Cancers. My role is to ensure the safety of the 100's of walkers at intersections across Toronto as they march 60 km's over September 8, 9. I also ride along the route to report any safety or medical issues.

Participants walk in memory of loved ones lost, for someone who is battling this disease, or are survivors themselves. They range in age from little wee ones to 100 years old! I have utmost respect for them all.

Sadly, everybody is touched by cancer. I'm sure you know someone in your family or group of friends that has been diagnosed with cancer. And no one is out of reach of cancer's grasp. Read this heart-rending story of Canada's youngest breast cancer survivor, Aleisha Hunter, at 4 years of age in 2010:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...year-old-battles-breast-cancer/article597010/

Please consider joining me to help cancer research in Canada by following this link and clicking the "Donate online now" button. You will also receive a tax receipt.

http://www.endcancer.ca/site/TR/Events/Toronto2012?px=3540763&pg=personal&fr_id=1463

Money raised will go towards the Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute at The Princess Margaret Hospital.

To see a few photos from the event over the last couple years, see:

http://wobblycat.blogspot.ca/2012/09/weekend-to-end-womens-cancers.html

More Links:
www.endcancer.ca - Weekend to End Women's Cancers
www.campbellfamilyinstitute.ca - Campell Family Cancer Research Institute
www.pmhf.ca - Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation

Thanks for reading!
-Wobblycat
 
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Thanks very much for all the charity work and I'm sure the donation will be put into good use.
 
Thanks Wobbs and Wiggs for volunteering for the team again.
This is my 10th year leading the Moto Safety Team and I got started because I was responding to a request for volunteers on GTAMotorcycle.

10 years and 18 Walks later the event still blows me away. I'm really looking forward to the weekend.

As for stories, I had the privilege of meeting Aleisha Hunter a couple of years ago. Her story blew me away. She did have time to take a quick photo on my bike.
 

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Katapult said:
Thanks Wobbs and Wiggs for volunteering for the team again.
This is my 10th year leading the Moto Safety Team and I got started because I was responding to a request for volunteers on GTAMotorcycle.

10 years and 18 Walks later the event still blows me away. I'm really looking forward to the weekend.

As for stories, I had the privilege of meeting Aleisha Hunter a couple of years ago. Her story blew me away. She did have time to take a quick photo on my bike.
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She's sooooo cute!!! and your bike is extra sexy with the pink bra on lol!

anyways, i'm sure you guys have enough hands this year. if you guys need any volunteers next year, i will be in.
 
good work on you guys but they need to rename that charity event....
 
Katapult said:
Thanks Wobbs and Wiggs for volunteering for the team again.
This is my 10th year leading the Moto Safety Team and I got started because I was responding to a request for volunteers on GTAMotorcycle.

10 years and 18 Walks later the event still blows me away. I'm really looking forward to the weekend.

As for stories, I had the privilege of meeting Aleisha Hunter a couple of years ago. Her story blew me away. She did have time to take a quick photo on my bike.
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Just realized I forgot to include the link to Aleisha's story:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life...year-old-battles-breast-cancer/article597010/
 
Jinniwind said:
Done.

Thanks very much for all the charity work and I'm sure the donation will be put into good use.
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Hi Jinniwind, thank you so much for the donation! It will be going towards cancer research at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. To quote our Moto Safety captain, Steve (aka katapult):

"I see a future where there is no cancer. Until that day I will keep fighting to help find a cure"
 
Spiider said:
No kidding Misandry at it's finest...when they have a "Weekend to end Women's and Men's Cancers" I'll be the first one to participate.

I guess Men aren't worth having a charity event for....
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lol! judging by the pink ribbon i'm assuming this event started off as a breast cancer event... i guess men don't usually get breast cancer do they...

there are events for prostate cancer. is the ribbon blue? i can't remember. but anyways, don't feel bitter. you guys are not forgotten at all.
 
Jinniwind said:
lol! judging by the pink ribbon i'm assuming this event started off as a breast cancer event... i guess men don't usually get breast cancer do they...

there are events for prostate cancer. is the ribbon blue? i can't remember. but anyways, don't feel bitter. you guys are not forgotten at all.
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Men do get breast cancer, you just don't hear about it much due to the giant women's breast cancer charity machine. Oddly the leading cause of death among both sexes is heart disease though (but it's hard to put a gender slant to that) however if anything needs revising it's the way your charity dollars are put to work. I used to work in drug research and I've seen what goes on. It's still worthwhile to donate but those dollars could be working much harder and more effectively if certain self interest issues could be removed.
 
jc100 said:
Men do get breast cancer, you just don't hear about it much due to the giant women's breast cancer charity machine. Oddly the leading cause of death among both sexes is heart disease though (but it's hard to put a gender slant to that) however if anything needs revising it's the way your charity dollars are put to work. I used to work in drug research and I've seen what goes on. It's still worthwhile to donate but those dollars could be working much harder and more effectively if certain self interest issues could be removed.
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completely agree. i think it's a general issue among most of the charities...
 
For the issue I'm particularly thinking of it affects every single medical research charity. The issue of senior administrator pay is a seperate one and applies to some more than others.
 
Wobs have fun :)
Hopefully everyone has a safe fun weekend :)
 
I just wanted to say thank-you to my sponsors. Your support helped raise $10M for cancer research at the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto! The Moto Safety Team assisted 4400 people walk 60 km's from the CNE to Downsview Park and back again without incident.

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On Saturday, it poured. Really hard. Wigglycat and I were stationed at Front St and University Ave where we discovered the tall buildings were engineered to collectively act as a wind tunnel. We were pummeled with gusts of wind and rain so much so we kept our helmets on and visors down for awhile! But the real heroes were the walkers. I didn't see any of them complain during this time. I'm happy to share that no one was hurt on my watch.

The compound at Downsview Park turned into a mud wrestling pit on Saturday evening. I even resorted to taping plastic bags over my shoes!

By contrast, Sunday was fantastic with sunny and warm weather. However, the first day had taken it's toll and the walkers were understandably slower, many of them limping from blisters or sore knees. But their spirits were high and most of them completed the walk under their own power.

I met a woman named Jessica who was 9 months pregnant and looked like she could pop at any moment! She didn't walk the whole distance or even most of it, but the fact she participated at all was an inspiration. Her reason for taking part was she had lost her mom to breast cancer and 1.5 years ago she was diagnosed with breast cancer herself! With help from the Princess Margaret Hospital, her future looks bright and she had her 3rd child the day after this photo was taken!

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The following is a photo of Kitty Cohen at the spry young age of 99. On the back of her shirt it says, "I'm 99 and FEELING FINE!". She turns 100 this November.

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As you know, part of our job in the Moto Safety team is to cheer on the participants. One way we do this is by dressing up our bikes and helmets. Here is a photo of me and my iron steed.

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Thank you so much for your support! Together we do make a difference!
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