When Liam and I found out about our mother's leukemia we felt helpless. We knew that we would play a big part in providing the emotional support she needed but when it came to her treatment, the reality was that there wasn’t much we could do. This changed when the opportunity arose to join “The Ride to Conquer Cancer.” The journey lasts two days with cyclists biking from Toronto to Niagara Falls helping to raise money for cancer research. In total the trip is 200 km.
I couldn’t help but imagine myself biking alongside someone else who has been touched by cancer. I was telling my mother that I now feel like we are part of a huge extended community of people who have been affected by this disease. Just as I want to support my mother, I also want to support others in their struggle as well as the doctors who are doing the research and the treatments. Needless to say, I have been getting very excited during the training process. Together with my brother Liam, my cousin Laura, and her friend Sarah, we have formed a team which we have appropriately named “For the Love of Lupe.”
In order for us to qualify we need to raise over $10,000 as a team ($2,500 each participant) If you would like to support us, please make your donation before June 19th, 2008 to help us reach our goal.
To make your pledge you can go directly to http://www.conquercancer.ca
ARTSCAPE HOSTS BLOOD DONOR CLINIC
As many of you may know, my mother has been a tenant of Artscape for the last twelve years and was recently invited to be on their Board. Her studio is located in Liberty Village where Artscape will be hosting, with Corus Entertainment and the Liberty Village BIA, a Blood Donor Clinic on May 14, 2008 from 12 -3 pm for our friends, colleagues, fellow artists and the general public. The clinic will be held at 33 Jefferson Avenue. To help make donating take up as a little of your time as possible, you can call 1 888 2 Donate to book an appointment for the May 14th clinic. Or if you have any other questions about the Clinic, please feel free to contact Robyn at Artscape at robyn@torontoartscape.on.ca
We are grateful for the time and effort Artscape has put into organizing this.
Sebastian
