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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE ANNUAL ISSUE 2014 FIGHT TO END CANCER GALA 2014 DEFEAT IS NOT AN OPTION Feature articles inside: > Fight To End Cancer Reinforces presents Photography by alquintero.com Toronto as a Champion in Boxing > Advocate praises ‘Hurricane’ Carter’ legacy of hope ABOUT THE EVent THE PUrpoSE FUndraiSing The third annual Fight To End Cancer Those who have been affected by InitiatiVES takes place on Saturday, May 31st cancer have had to fight! Fight To Thanks to the strong financial and 2014, at the Old Mill Inn. This gala End Cancer raises funds for cancer gift in-kind donations from all of our event includes not only an elegant research with proceeds going directly corporate sponsors – coupled with gourmet dinner but also features to support the Princess Margaret support from local small businesses a full evening of Las Vegas style Cancer Foundation and its Hospital and community residents – the Fight entertainment including the night’s main Urgent Cancer Priorities Fund. To End Cancer has managed to event – a series of Olympic style boxing This gala event is just one part of an successfully raise over $160,000.00 bouts featuring some of Toronto’s most ongoing fundraising effort which will in support of the Princess Margaret influential and successful business continue throughout the year, and Cancer Foundation, in our first two professionals. whose success will, in large part, rely years of operation. The Fight To End on corporate sponsorship, community Cancer is on its way to becoming one support and continued media of the most recognized and prestigious exposure. With these efforts, Fight To corporate occasions within Toronto and End Cancer is confident to reach its the surrounding GTA. Our 2014 event goal of raising over $1,000,000.00 is looking to be our most successful annually by 2016, to support this year-to-date and it is all thanks to cause. the hard work of our Executive Team & Planning Committee, the hours of dedication of our Fight Team fighters and loyal supporters – like you! It is our intention to continue to grow this event each year, making it one of Toronto’s top charity events. presents To become involved as a corporate partner or charity fighter, contact: [email protected] FIGHT TO END CANCER GALA 2014 5:00 pm Reception 6:00 pm Dinner 7:15 pm Pre-Show and Entertainment 8:00 pm Fights Begin 9:30 pm Live Auction 10:00 pm Gifts to the Guests 10:15 pm Main Event 11:00 pm After Party A NOTE FROM THE FOUNDER ABOUT FIGHT TO END CANCER www.fighttoendcancer.com Fight To End Cancer is a fundraising event, founded in 2011. We have chosen to partner with the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation because of the direct support they provide within the community. Fight To End Cancer is a charity event and brand that was Jennifer Huggins developed by the What Are You Fight To End Cancer and WAYFF Founder, Executive Director Fighting For (WAYFF) Global Team. Kingsway Boxing Club, Owner Our goal – for which support from the Toronto & GTA’s corporate ince I was a child, the concept of sickness has been very real to me. I had spent and community residents is Sa lot of time in the hospital due to a few serious injuries, asthma, and bouts with fundamental – is to raise funds anaphyllaxis. I personally experienced the difference medicine can make between life for a cause that directly affects and death. the world, in which we live. Let’s make a difference now in the Fight After being saved from several close calls by the power of medicine and an To End Cancer for a long and exceptional system, I began to feel invincible. The worry that I would ever surrender successful future for everyone. to my illnesses became a distant feeling. However, as I grew up and became more aware of the world around me, I realized that invincibility is not reality. Something occurred to me one day while talking to a friend who was in her 7th year of battling cancer. Not every medicine came with the same results that had treated presents my illnesses. When I would leave the hospital after knocking at death’s door, I could breath a sigh of relief and go back to my day – feeling grateful to be alive. Each time my friend would visit the hospital, it was in the hope that the painful treatments would lengthen the time she could continue fighting her illness. Cancer not only touches all of us; it is the second most common cause of death in North America, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 deaths. On a global level, it is well known that humankind is contributing to many carcinogenic activities. However, at the individual level the effects of this reality are, for the most part, out of our hands. We are slowly making progress on identifying many of the causes of cancer, but much of our resources need to be directed to taking care of treating those presently affected. My friend and hero lost her battle with cancer this year. I watched the disease and its treatments weaken her physically, but not once did she let it defeat her. The family put all of their resources into fighting the disease, and they too, were never defeated. Defeat is not an option. As long as we can fight, we need to. From fighting to stop carcinogenic activities, to fighting to find a cure, we are all a part of the Fight To End Cancer. A NOTE FROM THE Team ABOUT KINGSWAY BOXING CLUB www.kingswayboxingclub.com You are not in this alone! This is how Kingsway Boxing feels about the battle against cancer. The Fight To End Cancer Fight Team proves to those who are fighting, have fought or have been in some way affected by cancer, that they are not Virgil Barrow Brendhan Malone fighting alone! 2012 FTEC Main Event 2014 Corporate Fighter FTEC Fight Team Captain Eagle Professional Resources We are proudly working with the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation to help Fight To Coaching the fight to end Words from a fighter – End Cancer. It is an honour to cancer team Brendhan Malone be fighting for such a worthy Boxing is a contest of character and My Name is Brendhan Malone and I am cause! ingenuity. The fighter with more skill, fighting to end cancer. I am humbled to determination, desire and intelligence be a part of such an amazing team and is always the one who comes out event. As a proud father of three; I am the victor. On May 31st, these brave doing this to set an example that this is group of men and women will put the a cause worth fighting for. countless hours of sweat, pain and tears to the test when they finally step All of our lives have and will be into the ring. As the FTEC 2014 Fight touched by this disease at some point Team Captain, I’m honoured to share and to contribute, even a small bit, to my knowledge of the sport – that I love eliminating this inevitable struggle is – to these courageous fighters. The late, very important to me. I hope that the great Emanuel Steward once said “If dedication the Fight Team is showing there is one abiding theme in the gym, will inspire people to contribute to the it’s the withering work in the ring. Those finest cancer research centre in the not fit do not survive” world; the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. I am excited to be entering the fight with Jennifer and the team. I look forward to representing your donations with dedication and hard work. Let’s Get ready to RUMBLE ABOUT THE FROM PRINCESS princeSS margaret A NOTE MARGARET HOSPITAL cancer foUndation www.thepmcf.ca The Princess Margaret Hospital Kelly Webb Foundation is a member of the Manager, Special Events, Princess Margaret, Cancer Foundation University Health Network which also includes Toronto General e are pleased to include the Fight to End Cancer in our 2014 Special Events Hospital and Toronto Western WLine Up. After successful events in both 2012 and 2013, we are extraordinarily Hospital. These three research- grateful to the event organizers and to their commitment to continue with this oriented hospitals are also affiliated exciting event. Last year’s Fight to End Cancer raised more than $86,000.00 in with University of Toronto. support of critical cancer care at Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. The Princess Margaret Hospital The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation is a global leader in the fight against Foundation raises funds for cancer and the delivery of Personalized Cancer Medicine. breakthrough research, exemplary teaching and compassionate In support of this foundation – one of the top five in the world – The Princess care at The Princess Margaret, Margaret Cancer Foundation launched a Billion Dollar Challenge in 2012. This is a and has achieved an international five-year initiative to raise the funds needed to revolutionize cancer care across our reputation as one of the top country and around the world. 5 cancer research centres in 54 years of studying and treating cancer has brought the scientists and physicians the world. at The Princess Margaret to the point where they know that the treatment The Princess Margaret combines recommended for a cancer patient must reflect the unique properties of their tumor the clinical excellence of Princess as defined by its genetic profile – not just by the appearance of the tumor under a Margaret Hospital with the microscope. This understanding is at the heart of Personalized Cancer Medicine.
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