10th annual CN Cycle for CHEO breaks $1 million fundraising mark
May 06 2018 - 6:09PM
The 2018 CN Cycle for CHEO held today in Ottawa raised $1,032,490,
which is the largest total in the event’s history of fundraising
for support of pediatric cancer treatment and research at CHEO.
“Being able to raise over $1 million for oncology care, research
and treatment at CHEO says a lot about the community we live in and
our title sponsor,” explained Kevin Keohane, CHEO Foundation
President and CEO. “For the last 10 years CN has been an
excellent title sponsor and partner, and we cannot thank them
enough. The passion and dedication of all of our participants,
volunteers and sponsors, and the impact all of these efforts have
on families facing cancer is incredible.”
It was a fun-filled day ending with a cheque presentation that
drew applause and cheers from a joyous crowd. The McDonald’s Dream
Team, three CHEO cancer patients, were at the event and on stage
for the big announcement. Five year old Joshua Wilson Mallette, 5,
Anthony Farinon, 12, and Aman Sidhu, 18, represented all CHEO
cancer patients during the 2018 CN Cycle for CHEO campaign and were
an inspiration to all.
This year marked the 10th year of partnership between CN and the
CHEO Foundation. During that time, this event has raised $7,845,691
million for cancer treatment and research truly making a difference
in the lives of oncology patients at CHEO and around the world. “CN
Cycle for CHEO is an event that means so much to everyone at CN,”
said David Miller, assistant vice president of government affairs
for CN. “Raising over $1 million to support oncology treatment at
CHEO and the amazing research being done at the CHEO Research
Institute is a dream come true for our company as we continue our
quest to give back to the communities we serve.”
Just prior to the start of the Circle K 15K Cycle & In-line
Skate the annual “Tori’s Angels” tribute was held as a memorial to
all of the children at CHEO whose lives have been cut short by
cancer. The tribute is named after Tori Carswell, member of the
2002 Dream Team, who lost her battle with cancer in 2004, at the
age of nine. Also honoured were past Dream Team members Hannah
Billings, Evan Simms and Molly Robillard who passed away.
This year over 3700 participants took part in the event and 327
teams took part in the Ottawa Citizen Team Challenge. The top
corporate team is Team Ericsson who brought in a total of
$71,432.81. The top non-corporate team is Team Molly who raised
$32,138 and the top individual fundraiser is Maddy Wilson who
raised $13,481.93. Proceeds from CN Cycle for CHEO benefit the CHEO
Foundation, Candlelighters and Ronald McDonald House, and in turn,
children and families affected by cancer.
Proceeds from CN Cycle for CHEO will be presented during
the CHEO Telethon on CTV which airs on June 9 and 10,
2018.
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