| What a great time of year to be out walking! We hope that you are enjoying watching spring return to the gardens in your neighbourhood, on the trails and in the rivers and lakes. Walking outdoors is one of the few pleasures we have right now. Let’s take full advantage of that to get refreshed and ready to walk 30k in September! (Or as much as you can!) Thank you to all Butterflies who have joined us from Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia! We are so happy to welcome you back and we look forward to seeing who you recruit to walk with you or make donations to you.  |
| Our perk this month is the chance to be entered to win an Apple watch. Everyone who has a $100 donation on your personal page by Apr. 30 will qualify for a chance to win. |
Path to Perks
$50 Raised = Connected by Our Why T-Shirt
$300 Raised = $20 gift card or donate back to The Princess Margaret
$750 Raised = $40 gift card or donate back to The Princess Margaret
$1500 Raised = $60 gift card or donate back to The Princess Margaret
More will be announced as the time goes on.
Our Numbers
Our Fundraising Goal – $25,000+
Butterfly of Hope Members – 16. Our goal – As many as possible! Please recruit!
Butterfly of Hope funds are now close to $4,000. Good work so far.
The Weekend to Conquer Cancer™ total registrants – 1000+
Total Raised to Date – $289,000+
New tools for promoting your walk
| Video conferencing virtual backgrounds help highlight your community involvement. Find this and other tools at: https://weekendtoconquercancer.ca/Fundraising-Toolkit |
| David Gilchrist is our outstanding walk facilitator |
| Thank you to David Gilchrist, the foundation’s manager of Corporate & Community Partnerships, who has been very helpful in navigating the new structure of The Weekend to Conquer Cancer™. He is extremely receptive to new ideas and it is a pleasure to work with him and the other Advisory Committee members at monthly meetings. Also, welcome to Stephanie Edwards, the new Social Community Manager who has joined @ThePMCF team! |
| Mother’s Day Webinar to cover recent findings in gynecological cancer treatment |
| The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research reports that a team at Princess Margaret CC, “has shown that adding a targeted drug to chemotherapy results in longer survival and a stronger response to treatment in a difficult-to-treat form of ovarian cancer.” To explain this and other advances in gynecological oncology, there will be a webinar on Thurs., May 13 at 7 p.m. Information to follow. |
More updates at Princess Margaret
| The entrance to the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is complete on University Avenue. To see the changes, click here: https://youtu.be/9LCfMea0R1Y |
Butterfly of Hope Team 