On September 6th
and September 7th 2014 my teammates and I will walk in support of the many
individuals and families affected by cancer. With today being the 2-month mark
I thought it would be great to give a shout out to the Bosom Buddies:
Team Bosom Buddies Are:
Team Captain & Aunty: Audrey Isaacs
Sister & Partner in Crime: Siobhan Bent
Cousin & Fellow Capricorn: Melissa Isaacs
Family Friend:
Dawnette Elvie
Church Sister:
Janet Champagne
Myself: Shakera Martin
THE WALK
The Weekend to End Women’s Cancers is an awesome fundraising campaign hosted
by Shoppers
Drug Mart. It consists of a 2-day, 60-kilometre or 1-day 32-kilometre walk
through the neighbourhoods of downtown Toronto. Each walker is expected to
raise a total of $2000 that will benefit Princess Margaret Cancer Centre – a
leader in the fight against all women's cancers.
WHY SHAKERA WHY?
I’ve said it once and
I will say it again, “I Am Shakera Martin & I Want to End
Cancer”. One of my biggest pet peeves with Cancer is
that it strikes at any time in the lives of any one. NO ONE IS SAFE. I have
witnessed way to many families left broken because of this disease. My decision and commitment to complete this journey (fundraising
& walk) is based on love for my fellow sisters, mothers, grandmas,
daughters, nieces, and friends everywhere.
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| Throwback photo with my sister & mom <3 |
PUT IN WORK
I truly did not
realize how far 60km was until I began training (ha!). I have been using my friend Google maps to
find locations that are 60km away from my home. This is such a horrible
exercise! It only built up my anxiety. Then I tried to determine how many kilometers
I (unknowingly) walked during Day One and Day Two of Trinidad Carnival – but half
the time in Trinidad I wasn’t sure where I was (lol) – so that exercise did not
help either. How far is 60km ya’ll? Someone give me an idea :p
What I do know
is how much $2000 dollars is… and how challenging it can be to make that amount
of money in allotted time. The Bosom
Buddies have some fundraising events coming up in the next few weeks – for dates
and event details visit CLICK HERE
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
(1) PRAY: For the
safety of the walkers, organizers, and volunteers apart of The
Weekend to End Women’s Cancers … but more importantly pray for the
families that have been affected by cancer – they need your prayer and love the
most. <3
(2) Please DONATE
to this journey as it’s yours, too. Whatever you can will be appreciated if it’s
coming from your heart.
Or
We can also meet me in the GTA if you are more comfortable with using cash!
Thank you to those who have donated thus far
- Love you lots!
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