Fun 1, Cancer 0: A fundraiser

My good friend Greg Mitchell is fundraising this year for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Society of Canada and he is organizing a fundraiser this upcoming November 10th, aptly titled “Fun: 1 – Cancer: 0: Kicking Blood Cancers To The Curb One Step At A Time”. As you all know (if you’ve read my blog for any length of time), I lost my 2 aunties and my Grandmother to cancer. So I’m always supportive of any cancer-related charity, and even more so when the fundraiser is a good friend of mine. In Greg’s own words:

I am TRI’ing to raise money in memory of all those we have lost but also to support those who have survived Blood Cancers (Leukemia / Lymphoma). This is a battle we cannot afford to lose, and by taking on the challenge of a Triathlon, it is a small way that I can give back and contribute to this fight.

I am sponsoring Greg’s fundraiser by giving a door prize (a 1.5 hour workshop on social media strategy). From the feedback I have received, this is perhaps the most popular of all the social media workshops I have given in the past couple of years.

WHAT: Fun 1, Cancer 0: Fundraiser for Leukemia/Lymphoma Cancer Society
WHEN: Wednesday, November 10 at 8:00pm
WHERE: Library Square Public House, 300 West Georgia, Vancouver, BC
WHY: Because it’s a very worthy cause.

So what does the fundraiser entail? From the Facebook event page:

$20 gets you in the door, a drink, and ALL proceeds go to Team in Training to fight blood cancers. And because November 11 (remembrance day) is a holiday, there isn’t even a good excuse to miss this awesome event! All proceeds will go toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s efforts to fight blood cancer. It will be a kick-ass concert and it will be for an extremely important cause. Cancer has affected all of us in some way, but if we face it head on, we can make a difference. Thanks so much for your support!

I will be there and I hope to see you there too.