Ambassadors

Coast to Coast 2011 in Pictures

Posted by on January 2, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Thank you for an amazing 2011 year of events on behalf of kids living with and beyond cancer! We hope you will join us again in 2012 as a participant, volunteer or sponsor and help make a difference in the lives of these kids! Enjoy some of our favorite photos from 2011. What was your [...]

Man in Motion Difference Makers

Posted by on December 2, 2011 at 10:48 am

Our most favorite tandem are at it again! An exciting day today for two of our wonderful cyclists. Mark Burger and Josh Nelson, Sears National Kids Cancer Riders in 2010 and 2011, participated in the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion Relay! Mark and Josh were also featured tonight on CTV as two of [...]

Change the Story

Posted by on November 11, 2011 at 2:34 pm

Please watch this touching video of making a difference for kids living with and beyond cancer. We are blessed to know Patrick Sullivan, a 2011 Sears National Kids Cancer Rider and his incredible story. Let’s change the story:

My Top 10 Moments from Tour for Kids Ontario

Posted by on August 24, 2011 at 8:42 am

By Kristin Douma, Program Manager, Tour for Kids 10. Sunday’s breakfast at Camp White Pine – 6 AM never tasted so sweet. Pain au chocolat – unbelievable! 9. Having Josh Nelson speak about his upcoming journey across Canada on a tandem with his Sears National Kids Cancer Ride team standing behind him 8. Meeting the [...]

Ambassador Profile: Karlee Lewis

Posted by on August 2, 2011 at 10:42 am

From: Calgary, Alberta Birthday: October 1, 2006 Diagnosis: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in 2010 Some facts about my treatment: Karlee completed 8 months of treament and is now in 2 years of maintenance.  She remained relatively healthy through her first 8 months and was only delayed for about 3 weeks. Karlee was very fortunate with her [...]

A campers perspective of camp and Coast to Coast

Posted by on July 4, 2011 at 11:20 am

By Jonathan Denoon, Age 15 Each year in Ontario there are over 400 children diagnosed with cancer. This means that each year over 400 pairs of parents have to hear the words “your child has cancer”. About 10 years ago, my parents were one of those pairs. Camp Trillium is a support centre that’s sole [...]

Longboard4Kids 2011 Review

Posted by on June 21, 2011 at 10:51 am

By Christine Roberts, Longboard4Kids Coordinator It started when our 9 year old decided to forgo gifts and take donations for Coast to Coast Against Cancer….then our 12 year old said he and some friends would do a longboard charity ride to raise some money “we might even make over $100″ is what Cam’s initial thought [...]

Ambassador Profile: Team Finn

Posted by on March 15, 2011 at 2:52 pm

Finn was born in June of 2005, one minute after his brother Baird and less than three years after his sister Sarah. Baird was born in June of 2005, one minute before his brother Finn. Sarah was born in August of 2002, almost three years before her baby brothers. From early days Finn was a [...]

New Ambassador Pages!

Posted by on January 10, 2011 at 4:25 pm

We’re proud to announce the launch of our new ambassadors page on the coasttocoastgainstcancer.org website. We’re also placing a banner across the top of all of our websites so you can catch the latest updates on our corageous ambassadors. Please take a few moments to read their stories – why they got involved in Coast [...]

The Gift of Life

Posted by on December 30, 2010 at 4:06 pm

Consider joining the stem/bone cell registry in Canada and giving the gift of life.