Swim For The Cure: Making waves for breast cancer research
Tenth Annual Severn River Swim July 24
Extra Distance Event Highlights Anniversary Celebration
Calling all swimmers!
A record number of swimmers — more than 30 — will be taking to the Severn River on Saturday, July 24, as the annual Swim For The Cure continues to raise funds for finding a cure for breast cancer.
With the addition of a 25 km swim (for select swimmers) to the usual 12.8 km swim, it is going to be a very exciting day. By the end of our swims we will have raised more than $100,000 for breast cancer research and programming over the past 10 years!
There are a number of ways to take part as a swimmer, and with the additional, longer distance swim this year, there is more need than ever for volunteers to help with organizing and running the event.
Once again, swimmers can be sponsored online through personal fundraising pages hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society. Already more than $10,000 has been raised through online donations alone! Links to the pages of swimmers who are collecting online pledges can be found two ways: on our site's page or on swim organizer Debbie Bang's team page.
We are thrilled to announce a pair of prizes that will be presented this year: beautiful pink-ribbon-themed lap quilts by Mary-Lyn Myles. One will be awarded to the swimmer raising the most money, the other awarded in a draw among donors to the event.
- For more information about this year's event, click here.
- Click here to register as a participant,
- here for the story of the 2009 swim,
- and check out our many needs for volunteers by downloading this PDF document.