Renegades lead charge against breast cancer
Published on September 6, 2005 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Ottawa Renegades News Release
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Renegades are putting their best feet forward in the battle against breast cancer.
After a short walk-through morning practice on Sept. 7, the eve of the team's home game against the B.C. Lions, Renegades players will step up for the cause and into a basin of pink paint before stamping their footprints on an oversized canvas that will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
The Renegades join an eclectic group of celebrity "painters" that includes Prime Minister Paul Martin and his wife, Sheila, Deputy Police Chief Sue O'Sullivan, NAC cellist Amanda Forsyth, Daniel Alfredsson and the Ottawa Senators, plus a long list of others.
The paintings will be auctioned on Sept. 14 at the Metropolitain Brasserie during the launch party for the 2005 edition of the CIBC Run for the Cure. The Run itself takes place Oct. 2 on Parliament Hill.
The short-term aim of CBCF campaign is to raise funds and awareness. The long-term goal is to create a future without breast cancer. That's why the Renegades are leading the charge.
Who: Ottawa Renegades players
What: The Renegades organization helping the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation with players stamping their footprints on an oversized canvas for a fundraising auction.
When: Sept. 7 at 9:30 a.m.
Where: Frank Clair Stadium at Lansdowne Park
Sponsored by CIBC and organized by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation via a network of dedicated volunteers, the CIBC Run for the Cure is the largest single-day fundraiser for breast cancer in Canada, taking place in more than 40 communities across Canada. The 2005 5K Run and 1K walk takes place Oct. 2 at 8:30 a.m. on Parliament Hill.
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