Women in Mining walking to end cancer

Women in Mining during last year's Weekend to End Women's Cancers: Agnico-Eagle Mines senior geologist Jane Werniuk (centre) and Investors Group financial advisor Cathy Fletcher (right), with Gina Pace. Photo by Weekend to End Women's CancersWomen in Mining during last year's Weekend to End Women's Cancers: Agnico-Eagle Mines senior geologist Jane Werniuk (centre) and Investors Group financial advisor Cathy Fletcher (right), with Gina Pace. Photo by Weekend to End Women's Cancers

From Sept. 8–9 in Toronto, 10 women representing Women in Mining will participate in the Weekend to End Women’s Cancers benefiting the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

The weekend event is part of the “Believe It!” campaign that the foundation launched in April to raise $1 billion in five years, and conquer cancer in “our lifetime.”

Team members will each walk 60 km in two days with thousands of other women and men. In the past five years the WIM team has raised over $400,000.

The 10 members have committed to raising at least $2,000 each, but they hope to raise between $75,000 and $100,000 as a team by reaching out to mining companies for donations.

The proceeds will support breast and gynecologic cancer research, treatment and services.

WIM will be publicizing corporate sponsors on their shirts during the walk, and on the WIM Toronto branch website and during WIM lunches.

According to WIM, approximately 23,400 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and about 5,100 will die from the disease. Additionally, more than 8,000 Canadian women will be diagnosed with ovarian, cervical, or uterine cancer this year, and nearly 3,000 will die from one of these diseases.

Donations can be made online at endcancer.ca/goto/women-in-mining.

Women in Mining Walking Team
Cathy Fletcher *    Personal financial advisor, Investors Group
Jane Werniuk *    Senior geologist, Agnico-Eagle Mines
Susan Kempton *    Professional stager
Adrienne Van Halem    Document management, Agnico-Eagle Mines
Kate Armstrong    Investor relations consultant
Desarie Hope    Human resources, Agnico-Eagle Mines
Monica Ospina    CSR consultant
Birgit Rameseder    Chief geologist at Victor mine, De Beers
Catherine Shaw    Marketing, Golder Associates
Stephanie Thomas    Geologist, Roscoe Postle Associates
* Denotes a cancer survivor

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