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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 3 Sep 2008, p. 10

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W . . l0 . WAT ”(UK ) (IllRUNKIlJ‘J ' Wednesday. seplcrnber {.3008 M arath on of H ope at Bechtel Park "if K m D we 1. . t . \ BYIENNIFER ORMSION -' ._- ~ ' c. ‘u- 3 t i (IhronrcleSmfl n . ‘5 A " , ' ' ' ' .. .- . . . t's hard to find a person whose life J. _ . :41. « .~:. “Aby'fiiAngTX‘A ,« .. 4,A§§%.AAA.AA?.£2;~1 1 Ihasn‘t been touched by cancer. fig @9315} a” no.“ .9 it I 'M use-:7... ”3‘3? Applefest gets underway } hither they've suffered with the dis I’ve; j 5“; “r; V . A43 _ ' ‘ ease themselves or they know some 1% 29w ‘ . 4f ’ wén‘ '7 ”‘ _ Al on saturda WIth lots or f h h - J. . .. , - . .. A -. , 1 i one w o as. “to ‘ 7‘ "t ‘ '5 f“ {711. ‘ '9 . ". ° ’ ‘ ' i But by taking part in or supporting ,‘f a? -- V to?“ f" . > aCthltleS for kldS . VA ~. ”A . I ‘1 .c f .. 'V"..'"’;"“ i Kills dill]: it:-r;Vdiff’xre}{dc2 0” 5‘ pt. 14' 35%;;ng .. . 3 ~ .. . Hergott Cider Mill and Products Ltd. at 928 Erb l l [it]: . é, . .12., ,f' , ) )1 r gr ’4 J ' 3‘ . St. W in Waterloo, is holding Applefest on f . 5’14“”) re: was 0.19“ ii; 0 if“ V' i::;.-;-.: . .2" é»~,-‘. ~ . _ ' ‘ Sept. 6from 10am. to4 pm. 5 “Md .9” “3”" an fl” ( d I my ' ' .c ', .. “f In“. .‘ . » 7 ’ . - _ This is the only day of the year that they make once. said (_.athy Matyas, a volunteer 5" ’5 x _ W a??? wt» ' : , , cider on the anti ' e 1934 press ‘ who's W"”‘”.‘*’» {9 promote the 27th V ‘ ‘ I’M 7‘ :2: $3 ‘4 i The event is fie. and there will he age»approâ€" “I”? WET" m kllchener'wmerltto. 3;. i' i... priate activities. Every child who participates will lt s a celebration ofthe actom» _, r . «5+. .. go home with afree gift . pl‘ishments that are “Wig made m ‘ t f. "3333‘ 41353” « Make an apple flower â€" the craft you can eat. it)??? fliribfiafmbgr‘d a taibtiteto the ‘ . , :7 319.7:‘535 Non-perishable food donations for the House 5‘“ ff 3 835 8" mar affixed:- r - .... ~ of Friendship will beaccepted. And there will be a In!“ ere ares ' I00 many ptop L “ 0 . fl spin~the-wheel fundraising activity for the Multi- are not survrving cancer. . . ‘ / ple Sclerosis Society. ' 'lwerity-year~t)1d 1855'” Smith f, I A fundraising lunch will be provided by a local knows first-hand just what the money 3‘ youth group th’aLshrarsedrcan do. 329 was diaginosed ‘ For information. contact Genie llergott at 519- m one cancer _ C same d5. 9“ h 8852306. email genie@‘hergotts.com or go to ger- at the age of 10. a day after participatâ€" rie@‘her otts com ing in the Terry Fox Run. 1: ' ' “All of the media surrounding Terry l~ox obviously was a huge push «(or We: Dogs and owners get ’ bone cancer research and it's because :13; ' of that. honestly, that l have my leg and “$3.: \ wet at 81m annual it's mine and it's working." she said. {a h , “ , . ‘ “ ‘_.-‘R.\ “55;... C Born in 1958. Fox was diagnosed C . . . . . , surfDogS event . . athy Matyas and Jessma Smtth are taking part in this year 5 Terry Fox Run, to be , , . W'Ilh bone cancer at “5 19§r5_0fag(’v held at same. park on gem~ 14~ Back With a splash is the Kitchener-Waterloo “'h'Ch forced h'm ‘0 WWW-9 “El" '98 AEWIFEEO‘IMSVON wow Humane Society‘s sixth annual SurfDogs. amputated "1 1977- “Mlle I" the h05P" , On Sept. 7. from 11 am. to 2 pm, the pool is tal. he met so many people suffering since Fox. who embarked on his Participants can walk or run open to only your furw friend. with cancer that he decided to make a Marathon of Hope in 1980. brought so between one and 10 kilometres during Surf Dogs is held a{ Bingeman‘s Wave Puol and. difference by running across the coun- much attention to the disease, there's the family-oriented. noncompetitive rain or shine, the dogs love practising their doggic try to raise money for research. been a lot of progress. day. And those in wheelchairs. strollers, paddle in the wave ._ yes, the waves are turned on. After 143 days i and more than For instance, survival rates for child- wagons or in-line skates will be accom- Surf Dogs helps strengthen the pet/owner rela» 5.000 kilometres â€" he had to stop hood leukemia have gone from less modeled. tionship and gives people and their dogs the when cancer was found in his lungs. than 30 per cent to They are asked to opportunity (0 socialize with others. He died at the age onZ. more than 80 per cent. “I , I make a donation or The Kitchener»Waterloo Humane Society "It's a very powerful story about how Maryas said. Is a Powe’fu gather pledges, which depends on these events to strengthen n5 relation- one individual can really make a differ» As well, the inci- story about how can be collected in per- qhip with the community and to generate extra ence and mobilize communities. not dences of most cancers . d . d 1 son or online at funds for the orphaned animals at the centre. _ just across Canada, but there are Terry are stabilizing or one In H)! ltd wwwterryfoxrunorg. Fox Rtins around the world." Matyas decreasing. and about can really make Matyas has taken MeFest coming to said. 60 per cent of Canadi» d (1 part and volunteered She‘s no stranger to the disease. The ans who are diagnosed a lflerence an with the run for years. the rec centre breast cancer survivor believes cancer with cancer today will mobilize which is important to research will lead to it being treated as survive. . . u the cancer survivor MeFest â€" A Celebration onou will be held on a chronic disease at some point in her Eighty-seven cents communities. “After my own can- Sept. 13 from 9 am. toS pm. lifetime. out of every dollar vCathy Mary-s cer diagnosis and treat- It's a lifestyle/pampering show for the women ”All of that comes out of support for donated to the run will (hm, “mm," merits, l was interested oftoday. the Terry Fox Run and other types of go to cancer research. in giving back more The event will be held at theWaterloo Memorial cancer research," she said. To date, the local run directly to the commu- Recreation Complex. in the Hauser Haus on the “less and l have very direct experiv has raised $650,000 for the cause. nity because of all of the support I have second floor. ences in terms of the benefit of cancer “It's a tribute to Terry and what he received over the last two years.” she Admission is $5 or $2 oilr with a donation to the research â€" we've seen what the fund started.” Smith said. said. . food bank. ing can do. The run will get underway at Bech. More volunteers are needed. Call The event will include door prizes. pampering “And it's made it possible. I think. for tel Park on Sept. 14, with registration at 519-743-3595 and ask for Kirk or Cathy and lots of freebies. us to look forward to happy, longiives.‘ noon and the run at 1 pm. to get involved. -lii" . -l.- n. new WW“ â€". ‘0‘.“ e 0a 0 360 Trillium Dr. Kitchener “AA A 1. . Sta ; 519.748.1491 ~. ._ A_ AA » ‘L I new nouns: Mon. mum. 3-6. 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