It's Time for a "HUG" Toronto!!! 8th Annual Meagan's Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope
May 8, 2009, TORONTO, ON - Spend this Mother's Day, Sunday, May 10,
2009, helping to advance children's health research. Come out to the 8th
Annual Meagan's Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope. This event gives hope and
generates awareness about the devastating effects of paediatric brain
tumours and raises much needed funds for research in this area.
Beginning at 10:00 am at Ontario Place, Meagan's Walk draws thousands of
participants who wind their way through downtown Toronto (Ontario Place
along Queens Quay West, north on Lower Simcoe, East on Bremner, North on
York St. to University Ave. to SickKids) and head towards The Hospital for
Sick Children (SickKids) on University Avenue. Registration opens at 8:30
a.m.
With an anticipated arrival time of 11:00 a.m., all media are encouraged to
come to the hospital to witness the human "hug" - where all participants join
hands and surround SickKids - a symbol of strength and support for all the
children, mothers and families fighting illness at SickKids, across Canada and
around the world.
Following the hug, walkers will congregate at 'Mother's Way'- a specially
designated sidewalk in front of SickKids where they can show their support to
mothers and their families who are currently spending this Mother's Day in
hospital with their child.
What: Meagan's Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope
A five-kilometre Walk beginning at Ontario Place and ending with a human hug
at SickKids
When: Sunday, May 10, 2009
10:00 a.m. Walk start at Ontario Place, east entrance
11:00 a.m. Participants arrive at SickKids and begin to form hug
around hospital
11:30 a.m. Hospital Hug (estimated time)
12:00 p.m. Closing remarks and speeches
Where: The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave.
Media to check in at the media desk at Elizabeth Street entrance
Interview Opportunity:
. Denise Bebenek, Meagan's mother and founder of Meagan's Walk
. Dr. James Rutka, SickKids Neurosurgeon
. Mother's Way - SickKids mothers who are currently in hospital with
their children
About Meagan's Walk:
Meagan's Walk: Creating a Circle of Hope was created in 2001 by Denise
Bebenek after her five-year-old daughter Meagan passed away from a
terminal brain tumour. Denise began Meagan's Walk to honour her daughter
and raise awareness and funds for paediatric brain tumour research. To
date, over $1.4 million has been raised through Meagan's Walk.
For further information , please contact:
Lynda Keith - Marketing, Communications and Events
B: 905-642-3865
C: 416-540-7586
Lyndakeith123@rogers.com
or
Caroline De Silva, Public Affairs
SickKids Foundation
B: (416) 813-6166 Ext. 2039
Email: caroline.desilva@sickkidsfoundation.com
On event day: (416) 529.8380
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