It’s getting chilly outside – and while some are keeping warm with scarves, turtlenecks and hot chocolate, Ottawa Fire Services Recruits are heating things up with nature’s original face warmers: moustaches.
You can register a moustache, sponsor a moustache or simply donate. The funds raised go to some amazing technology that makes surgical interventions less invasive and dramatically reduces recovery times. We are very fortunate to have the Da Vinci robot in our community directly improving cancer survivorship for our region.
Be part of the next victory over cancer.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Buy tickets for the game and support the Cancer Foundation
Hockey Fights Cancer is a NHL-wide campaign that is a component of the NHL's Biggest Assist Happens off the Ice, Campaign,. The Sens take on the Philidelphia Flyers on October 18 at Scotiabank Place. There will be special merchandise including signed hockey pucks for sale that evening. They have also established a special ticketing program with a portion of the funds coming to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.
Funds raised will be directed to support the Cancer Survivorship Care programming at the Maplesoft Centre. (Door open to this amazing facility on November 3) The Centre is a first of its kind in Canada and will offer free cancer coaching services and workshops to meet the needs of cancer survivors and those closest to them.
The program helps cancer patients get important information that they need to make important choices on their personal cancer journey.
Come on out to the game on October 18 and know you are supporting a worthy cause in our community.
Funds raised will be directed to support the Cancer Survivorship Care programming at the Maplesoft Centre. (Door open to this amazing facility on November 3) The Centre is a first of its kind in Canada and will offer free cancer coaching services and workshops to meet the needs of cancer survivors and those closest to them.
The program helps cancer patients get important information that they need to make important choices on their personal cancer journey.
Come on out to the game on October 18 and know you are supporting a worthy cause in our community.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
From Grape Stomping to Pole Walking
The secret to good health was once summed up in four simple words: Eat less, move more.
Here at the cancer Foundation we try to do our part by promoting activities that will benefit everyone's health.
If you have visited our Nordic Walk event web site, you probably saw some of the proven health benefits for people at all levels of fitness. Nordic Walking is effective, efficient, low-stress, low-impact, improves posture and speeds up weight loss. Do try it, you will be pleasantly surprised.
It's not just the nordic walk activity that is worthwhile, but the reason we are raising funds. The Maplesoft Centre is going to transform cancer care in our community by empowering people as they travel on their cancer journey. The coaching, programs and workshops are designed to help cancer survivors and their families improve their quality of life. The medical community concentrates on the disease. We are concentrating on the person.
You can help make this happen. Register for the Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship and discover the power of the poles...
Here at the cancer Foundation we try to do our part by promoting activities that will benefit everyone's health.
If you have visited our Nordic Walk event web site, you probably saw some of the proven health benefits for people at all levels of fitness. Nordic Walking is effective, efficient, low-stress, low-impact, improves posture and speeds up weight loss. Do try it, you will be pleasantly surprised.
It's not just the nordic walk activity that is worthwhile, but the reason we are raising funds. The Maplesoft Centre is going to transform cancer care in our community by empowering people as they travel on their cancer journey. The coaching, programs and workshops are designed to help cancer survivors and their families improve their quality of life. The medical community concentrates on the disease. We are concentrating on the person.
You can help make this happen. Register for the Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship and discover the power of the poles...
Friday, September 9, 2011
Nordic Walk Launch is off and...walking..with poles
What can you do for 50 minutes but is worth 90 minutes of exercise. If you guessed Nordic Pole walking you would be correct.
The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation's inaugural Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship will be taking place on October 30, 2011. You can be part of a fitness trend that has taken Europe by storm and is gaining popularity in Canada in leaps and bounds.
Nordic Pole walking has proven health benefits for everyone including cancer survivors improving circulation and lowering blood pressure for example. The activity is so popular in Germany for example, that there are government incentives if you participate.
The event has caught the imagination of many in the community including our two co-sponsors: Scotiabank and Telus. Both of these organizations have a long track record of community engagement and we are very pleased they are on board for this signature event.
Funds raised through the event will go towards the Maplesoft Centre offering Cancer Survivorship CareTM. The coaching, programs and workshops that make up Cancer Survivorship CareTM are designed to empower participants to take control of their health and give them the tools and resources they need to improve their quality of life.
All the details about the Scotiabank-Telus Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship and how to sign up are available right here.
But, don't forget the unique, fun-filled Grape Stomp happening on September 25, 2011 as part of Little Italy's La Vendemmia celebrating the harvest. It's a fun-filled four person relay race that brings out the FUN in fundraising. Monies raised go to support cancer research that is conducted right here in our community.
Here is the info about the Grape Stomp.
The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation's inaugural Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship will be taking place on October 30, 2011. You can be part of a fitness trend that has taken Europe by storm and is gaining popularity in Canada in leaps and bounds.
Nordic Pole walking has proven health benefits for everyone including cancer survivors improving circulation and lowering blood pressure for example. The activity is so popular in Germany for example, that there are government incentives if you participate.
The event has caught the imagination of many in the community including our two co-sponsors: Scotiabank and Telus. Both of these organizations have a long track record of community engagement and we are very pleased they are on board for this signature event.
Funds raised through the event will go towards the Maplesoft Centre offering Cancer Survivorship CareTM. The coaching, programs and workshops that make up Cancer Survivorship CareTM are designed to empower participants to take control of their health and give them the tools and resources they need to improve their quality of life.
All the details about the Scotiabank-Telus Nordic Walk for Cancer Survivorship and how to sign up are available right here.
But, don't forget the unique, fun-filled Grape Stomp happening on September 25, 2011 as part of Little Italy's La Vendemmia celebrating the harvest. It's a fun-filled four person relay race that brings out the FUN in fundraising. Monies raised go to support cancer research that is conducted right here in our community.
Here is the info about the Grape Stomp.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
We have been with Dr. Bell from the very beginning
News of Dr. John Bell’s innovative cancer research using viruses has been making headlines in Canada and around the world.
In 2000, the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation invested $25,000 to begin funding Dr. Bell's oncolytic virus research.
We not only provided seed funding for Dr. Bell’s research, but also provided funds to purchase equipment needed to engineer the virus, staffing for discovery and testing, and invested in human clinical trials. Since 2007, the Cancer Foundation has provided over $1.2 million to Dr. Bell’s research with ongoing commitments from existing donors.
Over the last decade the Cancer Foundation has invested more than $8 million in local research and clinical trials. In 2010 alone, the Cancer Foundation invested more than $1.4 million into research. Thank to this investment and continued support, local cancer patients have access to new therapies and ground-breaking clinical trials.
When this type of research happens in our community, we all benefit because cancer patients can participate in clinical trials and the hopefully more dollars can be raised to ensure research moves forward.
Friday, August 26, 2011
A roller coaster week - a Friday to reflect
The story dominating the news this week was the sudden death of Jack Layton, only a month after telling the nation he was taking a break from his job because his cancer was back. The news stories were mostly about Jack's political career and his role in the amazing surge of the NDP in the last election. There was lots of talk of Jack's very personable and genuine approach to politics and life in general.
Jack Layton's death put cancer in the spot light once again and it got covered from a variety of angles. One interesting article that appeared in Tuesday's Globe & Mail was about the very militaristic language used to describe cancer. It's something we have discussed informally at the Cancer Foundation's Cancer Survivorship Care Centre as we prepare to open our doors to cancer survivors in the late fall. Some would argue we are sugar coating the cancer journey by wishing to tone down or remove military references, but our conversation is about finding the best approach to describe what is often a messy and complex disease.
Carly Weeks' Globe & Mail article made us reflect even further on the way we talk about cancer and the article suggests that perhaps there are better ways to talk about the cancer journey. The article goes on to say that perhaps it's more important to focus on learning to live with cancer because that idea is much more empowering then setting up a battle scenario where there is a winner and a loser.
Cancer Foundation staff got together for a half day retreat on August 25 to talk about the type of experience we want to create for people who will participate in our programs and workshops. It was an afternoon of useful often emotional discussion that helped us all define what our Cancer Survivorship Centre was all about. We spent a lot of time talking about the language we use to describe what we do and what our interactions with our guests would look like. We did not come up with all the answers, but we were unified in our desire to create an empowering experience in a friendly and welcoming environment.
It's a conversation that continues to evolve.
Jack Layton's death put cancer in the spot light once again and it got covered from a variety of angles. One interesting article that appeared in Tuesday's Globe & Mail was about the very militaristic language used to describe cancer. It's something we have discussed informally at the Cancer Foundation's Cancer Survivorship Care Centre as we prepare to open our doors to cancer survivors in the late fall. Some would argue we are sugar coating the cancer journey by wishing to tone down or remove military references, but our conversation is about finding the best approach to describe what is often a messy and complex disease.
Carly Weeks' Globe & Mail article made us reflect even further on the way we talk about cancer and the article suggests that perhaps there are better ways to talk about the cancer journey. The article goes on to say that perhaps it's more important to focus on learning to live with cancer because that idea is much more empowering then setting up a battle scenario where there is a winner and a loser.
Cancer Foundation staff got together for a half day retreat on August 25 to talk about the type of experience we want to create for people who will participate in our programs and workshops. It was an afternoon of useful often emotional discussion that helped us all define what our Cancer Survivorship Centre was all about. We spent a lot of time talking about the language we use to describe what we do and what our interactions with our guests would look like. We did not come up with all the answers, but we were unified in our desire to create an empowering experience in a friendly and welcoming environment.
It's a conversation that continues to evolve.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Looking ahead with an appreciative nod behind us
Capital hoedown was here and gone (no stage collapses) and the Cancer Foundation raised over $4000 with the guitar raffle thanks to the generosity of the folks here in Ottawa.
It was the 30th anniversary of the Xerox 10k run on Tuesday, August 16. There was a good crowd that came out and the mayor kicked things off. We certainly appreciate that funds were raised for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. We really do live in a wonderful community.
Registration opened up for two of our fundraising events. Grape Stomp on September 25 and The Nordic Walk for Cancer SurvivorshipTM on October 30. These are two wonderful events and remember that the funds are used right here in our community to improve cancer survivorship careTM.
Every week there are a few things that change here at the centre. The infrared Sauna is now in its home in one of the therapy rooms of the healing corner. Infrared sauna rays are waves of energy totally invisible to the naked eye, capable of penetrating deep into the human body, where they gently elevate the body's surface temperature and activate major bodily functions. The rays expand capillaries which stimulate increased blood flow, regeneration, circulation and oxygenation.
We also received a beauty of a BBQ donated to us by Romantic Fireplaces and BBQs in Orleans. It is quite the BBQ and will be used for a variety of activities at the Centre.
I'll keep you up to speed as things continue to progress.
It was the 30th anniversary of the Xerox 10k run on Tuesday, August 16. There was a good crowd that came out and the mayor kicked things off. We certainly appreciate that funds were raised for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. We really do live in a wonderful community.
Registration opened up for two of our fundraising events. Grape Stomp on September 25 and The Nordic Walk for Cancer SurvivorshipTM on October 30. These are two wonderful events and remember that the funds are used right here in our community to improve cancer survivorship careTM.
Every week there are a few things that change here at the centre. The infrared Sauna is now in its home in one of the therapy rooms of the healing corner. Infrared sauna rays are waves of energy totally invisible to the naked eye, capable of penetrating deep into the human body, where they gently elevate the body's surface temperature and activate major bodily functions. The rays expand capillaries which stimulate increased blood flow, regeneration, circulation and oxygenation.
We also received a beauty of a BBQ donated to us by Romantic Fireplaces and BBQs in Orleans. It is quite the BBQ and will be used for a variety of activities at the Centre.
I'll keep you up to speed as things continue to progress.
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