When a group of runners from Vancouver decided to do the Boston Marathon, they decided that they wanted to mark this milestone by giving something back. It was important for them to compete for a cause bigger than personal fulfillment. “I consider myself very fortunate to be healthy and able to train and participate in events like the Boston Marathon”, said Gavin. Lucky for us, they decided to support Rethink Breast Cancer.
Gavin Arthur, Greg Lilles, Kent Williams and Murray McCutcheon formed a team called “The Boston Boobs” and used www.RethinkYourRun.com to help reach their $10,000 fundraising goal. Each team member created their own personal fundraising page. “We are all super busy people with demanding careers. Our training schedules took up most of our extra time. Rethink Your Run made it easy to let our friends and family know what we were doing and allowed them to support us by donating online.”
A couple of the runners have worked in the arena of human health and research, and wanted to help fund Rethink’s Career Development Awards. “As a post-doc researcher, I know the important connection between funding and the quality of research. It is crucial to retain and attract new, young talent to research, and Rethink's grant program helps support the transition from post-doc to becoming independent breast cancer researchers”, said Murray.
Kent used his fundraising page to explain why he would be running in support of Rethink. “I live with three precious girls; my wife, Verity, and my two young daughters, Hannah and Olivia, so I want to do everything I can to help support a potential cure for breast cancer.”
The “Boston Boobs” raised more than $12,000 for Rethink.
Start your own page today and get fundraising!
Nikki Byrne
Manager, Donor Development
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