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CancerCare Manitoba Foundation hosts four Signature Events each year. Supporting these events as sponsors, volunteers, participants or donors is a great way to help the Foundation raise funds to support the vital work at CancerCare Manitoba. Further information about these events can be found on our website: cancercarefdn.mb.ca/signature-events/ M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S C H A L L E N G E F O R L I F E W E N T B I G ! Saturday, June 11, 2016 | Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg On a beautiful, blue-sky June day, the Challenge for Life event went BIG. It went 2.0 BIG. Nearly 760 Manitobans "walked it" for 20 kilometres or "worked it" for 200 minutes of fitness in the first-ever Challenge for Life 2.0 raising over $975,000! A sea of walkers hit the streets, putting foot-to- pavement through some of Winnipeg's most historic neighbourhoods. A colourful kaleidoscopic of workers sweated-it-out for the first time led by guest trainers for 200 non-continuous minutes of fitness in Assiniboine Park. All participants raised funds to support Manitobans and their families living with ALL cancers. Please join us for the 10th anniversary of Challenge for Life and Walk It for 20K or Work It for 200 minutes of fitness on Saturday, June 10, 2017! Raise awareness and funds while reducing your personal risk of cancer by staying active. M A N I T O B A D R A G O N B O A T F E S T I V A L September 9, 10 and 11, 2016 | The Forks, Winnipeg Sixty-six teams and over 1,300 participants populated The Forks for a powerful and emotional competition at the fifth-annual Manitoba Dragon Boat Festival in honour of Manitoba kids living with cancer. Since 2012, the Manitoba Dragon Boat Festival has raised over $1.5 million in support of in-hospital care, research and pediatric clinical trials that help improve outcomes for our most vulnerable Manitoba patients at CancerCare Manitoba and the Children's Hospital of Manitoba. Email fmg@facilitymarketing.com or visit www. facilitymarketing.com to register today for 2017! A H I S T O R I C A L M A N I T O B A E V E N I N G ! T H E 2 5 T H B E N E F I T F O R W O M E N ' S C A N C E R ! Tuesday, October 25, 2016 | RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, York Ballroom The Guardian Angel Benefit for Women's Cancer has been a tradition in Manitoba for more than two decades. On October 25, CancerCare Manitoba Foundation hosted its silver anniversary. The evening was historic. New on-trend Manitoba fashions feathered the room on cancer survivors and professional models as they walked the runway. Nearly 1,000 women and men were captivated by special guest speaker, The Honourable Janice C. Filmon, C.M., O.M., and built everlasting memories as they helped change the lives of Manitoba women facing a cancer diagnosis. The Guardian Angel Benefit has raised over $6 million since its 1991 inaugural event. All of the funds raised stay in Manitoba and have enabled the establishment and operation of the Guardian Angel Caring Room, the offering of vital programs at CancerCare Manitoba through the Patient and Family Resource Centre, personalized patient support at the Breast and Gyne Centre of Hope, the mobile mammography program and so much more. T H E 2 5 T H A N N U A L G U A R D I A N A N G E L B E N E F I T F O R W O M E N ' S C A N C E R B O T T O M S U P ! E V E N I N G F O R C O L O R E C T A L C A N C E R April 2017 | Fort Garry Hotel The bi-annual Bottoms Up! Evening for Colorectal Cancer will take place in April 2017 at the Fort Garry Hotel. This elegant and entertaining night of cocktails and conversation is a fabulous way to connect with Manitoba's leading professionals. Guests will revel in LIVE music, hand-crafted hors d'oeuvres and a wide array of mocktails and martinis. It will be an evening to remember! Details coming soon! Watch the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation website for special Bottoms Up! announcements. S I G N AT U R E E V E N T S 10