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December 14, 2015

Durham Region Walk to Cure

As this year’s Chapter Development Assistant at the Huntington Society of Canada, I was fortunate enough to attend a couple events last weekend with Sally Litchfield. I attended the Peterborough Walk on Saturday, May 23, which was a walk down the main street followed by a fun afternoon of bouncy castles and games that raised over $20,000 for Huntington disease.
The next day in Bowmanville, over 100 participants began arriving for the Durham Region Walk around 10am, greeted each other and spent time catching up before the walk started. There was an atmosphere of family as everyone gathered for the fundraiser. Organizer, Bunny Clark, was prepared and excited for the event to begin with the online fundraising total already over $10,000.
Once the guest speakers, Spider Jones, Adrian Foster – Mayor of Bowmanville, John Henry – Mayor of Oshawa, and Lorne Coe – Regional Councillor from the Town of Whitby, had shared their motivations and gratitude for the event, the participants set off on their walk with enthusiasm. With the use of a banner and signs, the walkers (and quite a few dogs) walked 3 km raising awareness in their community and raising money for HD. They returned to the park for a barbeque and many other activities and opportunities to raise funds, bringing the total raised by the event to approximately $18,000.
People attending the event had the opportunity to take photos saying who they were walking for, as everyone there had some connection to Huntington disease. Whether they were there to support a friend, an entire family, or to find a cure, events like the Durham Region Walk take us one step closer to that goal. Thank you for inviting me to be a part of the progress this weekend. I learned a lot about the HD community and got a taste of what it takes to put on a successful event.
For updates about this event and others like it, visit www.huntingtonsociety.ca/events/.

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