Newswise — (January 21, 2015; Toronto) The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation’s world-leading Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer event is very excited to announce a partnership with VIA Rail Canada that will help expedite the growth of the Toronto-based fundraising event in 2015, its fifth year. Through the four events to date, Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer has raised over $9 million for Personalized Cancer Medicine at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.
Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer is a dawn-to-dusk fundraising event that this year will take place on Saturday, September 26. Each team must raise $10,000, and through the day, plays five games, with food, beverages, live music, massage therapy and interactive games keeping participants engaged between games. A celebrity component adds to the excitement of the day.
As we approach the milestone fifth year, Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer has issued a Global Challenge, bringing teams from far and wide to participate in this incredible fundraising event. VIA Rail Canada’s involvement is a critical step in the expansion of Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer, as they will generously provide free rail travel to and from the event in Toronto for teams on the Montreal to Windsor corridor.
“This is an incredible opportunity for Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer and will light a fire under our Global Challenge program,” stated Shawn Burt, Chief Hockey Officer at The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. “What an opportunity for our out-of-town teams to register and make a party out of playing in the event! VIA Rail Canada will really contribute to the expansion of Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer. We must never forget that funds raised by the event support critical cancer research at The Princess Margaret.”
“We are very pleased to partner with The Princess Margaret on Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer again this year,” added Pierre Santoni, Senior Director, Domestic and International Sales at VIA Rail Canada. “We have all been touched in some way by cancer, so for us to give players a more human way to travel to Toronto for THE Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer is our way to contribute to conquering cancer in our lifetime.”
Be part of a record-breaking fundraising event. Register and get more information about Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer on Saturday, September 26, 2015 in Toronto by visiting: www.teamuptoconquercancer.ca.
About Princess Margaret Cancer Centre The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre has achieved an international reputation as a global leader in the fight against cancer and delivering Personalized Cancer Medicine. The Princess Margaret, one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world, is a member of the University Health Network, which also includes Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. All are research hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto. www.theprincessmargaret.ca
About The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation at University Health Network is raising funds to lead the way in Personalized Cancer Medicine at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the top 5 cancer research centres in the world, which includes The Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute and The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research. www.thepmcf.ca
About VIA Rail Canada VIA Rail Canada operates the national passenger rail service on behalf of the Government of Canada. As an independent Crown Corporation established in 1977, the corporation provides travellers with safe, efficient and cost-effective passenger transportation in the country's two official languages. VIA consistently ranks as one of the most trusted transportation companies in Canada. VIA Rail operates almost 420 trains weekly on 12,500 kilometres of track, and serves 450 communities across the country, from coast to coast and north to Hudson Bay. VIA carried nearly four million passengers in 2012. www.viarail.ca
For more information, contact:
Kevin Shea Director, Public Relations The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Phone: 416-946-2898 Email: [email protected]
Joeanne Comisso Senior Specialist Corporate Travel VIA Rail CanadaPhone: 416-956-7630Email: [email protected]
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