The 2023 CN Cycle for CHEO has raised a record $1.8 million for childhood and adolescent oncology care. ottnews
The 16th annual CN Cycle for CHEO has raised more than $1.8 million for the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, setting a new fundraising record.This year's event had a record turnout, says Steve Read, president and CEO of the CHEO Foundation.
"Every year, it just seems to be getting bigger and bigger in terms of participants," Read told Newstalk 580 CFRA's CFRA Live with Andrew Pinsent. "We've got a record number of participants, so this is by far the biggest event we've held and a sign of the support that the community is always so good about."
The CHEO Foundation said Sunday that 6,251 people took part this year, including 482 teams. The top Workplace Team is Marathon Underground who brought in a total of $103,715; the top Friends and Family Team is Griff’s Gang, raising $78,602; and the top Individual Fundraiser is Dave McPhedran, who raised $31,750, the CHEO Foundation said in a news release Sunday.
The CN Cycle for CHEO is an annual fundraiser for childhood and adolescent oncology care at the hospital. Read says it has so far raised more than $13 million."This is a day we've had circled on our calendars for a long time. We're so fortunate to have such a beautiful day," he said. "This is how we can provide the support and the programming and the research and so on for the oncology kids at CHEO. Big day, all around.""This is an amazing cause.
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