BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//GiftTool//Calendar MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230724T120000Z DTSTART:20230724T120000Z DTEND:20230915T190000Z LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Area 1, 4801 Dufferin Street, North York, ON UID:info@theolivebranch.ca DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A This=0D=0A one-day, in-person, 5km walk happens on Saturday,=0D=0A August 26, 2023. =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A Walk Location: G Ross Lord Park: 4801=0D=0A Dufferin Street (between Finch Ave W & Steeles Ave W),=0D=0A Toronto, ON=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A Check-In: Starts at 8am=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A Walk Time: Starts at 9am  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A Complimentary=0D=0A T-Shirt and Lunch in the park will be provided for all=0D=0A registered participants=0D=0A =0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A Black=0D=0A women have a higher chance of developing breast cancer=0D=0A before the age of 40 than other nationalities.  At every=0D=0A age, Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer=0D=0A than any other race or ethnic group.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Over=0D=0A the years, an increasing number of young women (under 40)=0D=0A have been getting diagnosed with breast cancer at late=0D=0A stages and as a result the mortality rate among black women=0D=0A continues to be the highest.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Your=0D=0A support can help stop this trend of a growing number of=0D=0A women getting diagnosed with late stages of breast cancer=0D=0A - No late stages at young ages.=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A This=0D=0A year we are walking in honour of Jodi-Ann Blackwood Maxwell=0D=0A who was taken from us too soon at the age of 36 on March 14, 2023.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A By=0D=0A walking with us, you will help promote increased screening=0D=0A for Breast Cancer, create awareness about the benefits of=0D=0A lowering the general age for mammograms from 50 to 40 years=0D=0A of age, and help raise funds for programs to support women=0D=0A diagnosed with breast cancer. Your single step can help them. =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A Sign up today with your team or as an individual to participate! =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Once  registered,=0D=0A you can login to your account to customize your Personal=0D=0A & Team donation pages, send emails and view the status=0D=0A of your Personal & Team fundraising efforts. =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A HOW=0D=0A WE SUPPORT YOU=0D=0A =0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Whether=0D=0A you are walking individually or as a team we are here to help.  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A Your=0D=0A Personal Page=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Customize=0D=0A your personal page by telling your story and why you have=0D=0A chosen to walk or run. Adding personal touches like photos,=0D=0A videos or memories can make a big difference in your funds=0D=0A raised. Remember, we are all Connected by Our Why! =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A Your=0D=0A Personal Fundraising Link=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Located=0D=0A on your personal page, your personal fundraising link is an=0D=0A easy way to share your goals with friends and family. You=0D=0A can share on all social networks and through email. Did you=0D=0A know that roughly 90% of all donations come from online support?=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A The=0D=0A Support Team=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Our=0D=0A volunteer support team is always ready to help you=0D=0A fundraise. Contact us if you need help. =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Email: events@theolivebranch.ca  =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A FAQ=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A How do I register as a Corporate Group with multiple teams?=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A To=0D=0A register your Corporate Group, please send an email to=0D=0A events@theolivebranch.ca with=0D=0A your contact information. Once your group is registered,=0D=0A your team leaders will be able to select your Company's name=0D=0A when creating their teams. =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A How do I sponsor a friend or family member? =0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Click=0D=0A "Sponsor a Participant" above to find the person=0D=0A and/or team you would like to support.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A How do I donate onlne?=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A It's=0D=0A easy with our secure online credit card process. Click the=0D=0A "Donate" button at the top of this page and select=0D=0A the participant or team you want to donate to. =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Choose=0D=0A a donation amount and follow the instructions. It's easy=0D=0A with our secure online credit card process. Click the=0D=0A "Donate" button at the top of this page and select=0D=0A the participant or team you want to donate to. =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Choose=0D=0A a donation amount and follow the instructions. All donations=0D=0A over $20 will receive a tax receipt via email=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A How=0D=0A do you keep information (like my credit card number) safe?=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A We=0D=0A make every effort to protect your personal information. The=0D=0A software we use for registrations and donations on our=0D=0A website uses industry-standard SSL encryption techniques to=0D=0A make sure that your credit card information, passwords, and=0D=0A personal information travel securely over the Internet.=0D=0A Credit card information is never stored in our database or=0D=0A our software provider's database.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A ABOUT THE OLIVE BRANCH OF HOPE BREAST CANCER SUPPORT=0D=0A SERVICES  =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A We've been here for 20+Years=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A The=0D=0A Olive Branch of Hope (TOBOH) launched in 2001 and was=0D=0A founded by Leila Springer and Winsome Johnson, two breast=0D=0A cancer survivors.  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A TOBOH=0D=0A largely assists women of African-Caribbean Heritage affected=0D=0A by cancer and other women of culturally diverse backgrounds.=0D=0A They also work in partnership with health agencies to design=0D=0A programs, develop and distribute health information and=0D=0A facilitate activities to support underserved cultural=0D=0A communities in Canada and the Caribbean.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A Your=0D=0A Donations at Work Over The Years=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Annual=0D=0A "Think Beyond Love Pink" Breast Health Educational=0D=0A Series (Toronto, Hamilton, Caribbean)=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Free=0D=0A Mammogram Screening for Women in Barbados and Jamaica=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A TOBOH=0D=0A Kids Program - Provide gifts to children of breast cancer patients=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A "Every Breast=0D=0A Counts" National Breast Cancer Conference in=0D=0A partnership with Womens College Hospital (Toronto)=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A WE=0D=0A SUPPORT RESEARCH=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Dr.=0D=0A Juliet Daniels ? McMaster University=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Dr.=0D=0A Juliet Daniels, born and raised in Barbados is a Professor=0D=0A and Cancer Biologist in the Department of Biology at=0D=0A McMaster University. =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A At=0D=0A McMaster, Dr. Daniel?s research team focuses on=0D=0A understanding how disruptions in cell-cell adhesion and=0D=0A signaling through transcription factors contributes to=0D=0A breast cancer initiation and progression.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Her=0D=0A team utilizes genetic, genomic, molecular and cell biology=0D=0A techniques to analyze TNBC tissues from populations of=0D=0A shared African ancestry (Caribbean and West Africa) to=0D=0A identify genetic risk factors that can be used as biomarkers=0D=0A to diagnose or develop therapies for TNBC patients worldwide. =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A Dr=0D=0A Daniels discovered a new gene she termed ?Kaiso?, that=0D=0A ?regulates the expression of genes that control cell=0D=0A proliferation and adhesion.? Because of this, the=0D=0A malfunction of Kaiso in human tumors including the breast=0D=0A has been shown to increase the spread and progression of=0D=0A that tumor.  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A In=0D=0A one particular study conducted by Dr. Daniels and her team,=0D=0A it was discovered that women of African Ancestry possessed a=0D=0A higher level of nuclear Kaiso expression, in comparison to=0D=0A their caucasian counterparts. =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A This highlights that Afro-Caribbean and black=0D=0A women are genetically more predisposed to developing=0D=0A Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), especially at a=0D=0A younger age, than women of other races.=0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A  =0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A SUMMARY:2023 One Dream Walk of Hope Walkathon PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR