BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalendarEvent//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1786526588191-8185249271185437@calendarevent DTSTAMP:20260812T092308Z SUMMARY:2023 One Dream Walk of Hope Walkathon LOCATION:Area 1\, 4801 Dufferin Street\, North York\, ON DESCRIPTION:\n  \n\n \n\n \n \n   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n  \n  \n \n This\n one-day\, in-person\, 5km walk happens on Saturday\,\n August 26\, 2023. \n \n \n Walk Location: G Ross Lord Park: 4801\n Dufferin Street (between Finch Ave W &\; Steeles Ave W)\,\n Toronto\, ON\n \n \n \n Check-In: Starts at 8am\n \n \n \n Walk Time: Starts at 9am  \n \n \n \n Complimentary\n T-Shirt and Lunch in the park will be provided for all\n registered participants\n \n  \n  \n  \n Black\n women have a higher chance of developing breast cancer\n before the age of 40 than other nationalities.  At every\n age\, Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer\n than any other race or ethnic group.\n \n \n \n Over\n the years\, an increasing number of young women (under 40)\n have been getting diagnosed with breast cancer at late\n stages and as a result the mortality rate among black women\n continues to be the highest.\n \n \n Your\n support can help stop this trend of a growing number of\n women getting diagnosed with late stages of breast cancer\n - No late stages at young ages.\n  \n \n This\n year we are walking in honour of Jodi-Ann Blackwood Maxwell\n who was taken from us too soon at the age of 36 on March 14\, 2023.\n \n  \n  \n \n  \n \n By\n walking with us\, you will help promote increased screening\n for Breast Cancer\, create awareness about the benefits of\n lowering the general age for mammograms from 50 to 40 years\n of age\, and help raise funds for programs to support women\n diagnosed with breast cancer. Your single step can help them. \n \n \n Sign up today with your team or as an individual to participate! \n \n Once  registered\,\n you can login to your account to customize your Personal\n &\; Team donation pages\, send emails and view the status\n of your Personal &\; Team fundraising efforts. \n  \n \n \n \n \n HOW\n WE SUPPORT YOU\n \n  \n \n Whether\n you are walking individually or as a team we are here to help.  \n \n \n Your\n Personal Page\n  \n \n Customize\n your personal page by telling your story and why you have\n chosen to walk or run. Adding personal touches like photos\,\n videos or memories can make a big difference in your funds\n raised. Remember\, we are all Connected by Our Why! \n \n \n Your\n Personal Fundraising Link\n  \n \n Located\n on your personal page\, your personal fundraising link is an\n easy way to share your goals with friends and family. You\n can share on all social networks and through email. Did you\n know that roughly 90% of all donations come from online support?\n \n  \n \n  \n \n \n The\n Support Team\n  \n \n Our\n volunteer support team is always ready to help you\n fundraise. Contact us if you need help. \n \n Email: events@theolivebranch.ca  \n \n \n \n FAQ\n  \n \n \n How do I register as a Corporate Group with multiple teams?\n  \n \n To\n register your Corporate Group\, please send an email to\n events@theolivebranch.ca with\n your contact information. Once your group is registered\,\n your team leaders will be able to select your Company's name\n when creating their teams. \n \n \n How do I sponsor a friend or family member? \n  \n \n Click\n "Sponsor a Participant" above to find the person\n and/or team you would like to support.\n \n \n \n \n How do I donate onlne?\n \n \n \n \n It's\n easy with our secure online credit card process. Click the\n "Donate" button at the top of this page and select\n the participant or team you want to donate to. \n \n \n Choose\n a donation amount and follow the instructions. It's easy\n with our secure online credit card process. Click the\n "Donate" button at the top of this page and select\n the participant or team you want to donate to. \n \n \n Choose\n a donation amount and follow the instructions. All donations\n over $20 will receive a tax receipt via email\n \n \n \n How\n do you keep information (like my credit card number) safe?\n \n \n \n We\n make every effort to protect your personal information. The\n software we use for registrations and donations on our\n website uses industry-standard SSL encryption techniques to\n make sure that your credit card information\, passwords\, and\n personal information travel securely over the Internet.\n Credit card information is never stored in our database or\n our software provider's database.\n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n ABOUT THE OLIVE BRANCH OF HOPE BREAST CANCER SUPPORT\n SERVICES  \n \n  \n \n \n \n We've been here for 20+Years\n  \n \n The\n Olive Branch of Hope (TOBOH) launched in 2001 and was\n founded by Leila Springer and Winsome Johnson\, two breast\n cancer survivors.  \n \n TOBOH\n largely assists women of African-Caribbean Heritage affected\n by cancer and other women of culturally diverse backgrounds.\n They also work in partnership with health agencies to design\n programs\, develop and distribute health information and\n facilitate activities to support underserved cultural\n communities in Canada and the Caribbean.\n \n  \n \n \n \n Your\n Donations at Work Over The Years\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Annual\n "Think Beyond Love Pink" Breast Health Educational\n Series (Toronto\, Hamilton\, Caribbean)\n \n \n Free\n Mammogram Screening for Women in Barbados and Jamaica\n \n \n TOBOH\n Kids Program - Provide gifts to children of breast cancer patients\n \n \n \n "Every Breast\n Counts" National Breast Cancer Conference in\n partnership with Womens College Hospital (Toronto)\n \n \n  \n  \n \n \n WE\n SUPPORT RESEARCH\n \n \n \n Dr.\n Juliet Daniels – McMaster University\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr.\n Juliet Daniels\, born and raised in Barbados is a Professor\n and Cancer Biologist in the Department of Biology at\n McMaster University. \n \n \n At\n McMaster\, Dr. Daniel’s research team focuses on\n understanding how disruptions in cell-cell adhesion and\n signaling through transcription factors contributes to\n breast cancer initiation and progression.\n \n \n Her\n team utilizes genetic\, genomic\, molecular and cell biology\n techniques to analyze TNBC tissues from populations of\n shared African ancestry (Caribbean and West Africa) to\n identify genetic risk factors that can be used as biomarkers\n to diagnose or develop therapies for TNBC patients worldwide. \n \n Dr\n Daniels discovered a new gene she termed ‘Kaiso’\, that\n “regulates the expression of genes that control cell\n proliferation and adhesion.” Because of this\, the\n malfunction of Kaiso in human tumors including the breast\n has been shown to increase the spread and progression of\n that tumor.  \n \n In\n one particular study conducted by Dr. Daniels and her team\,\n it was discovered that women of African Ancestry possessed a\n higher level of nuclear Kaiso expression\, in comparison to\n their caucasian counterparts. \n \n \n \n \n \n This highlights that Afro-Caribbean and black\n women are genetically more predisposed to developing\n Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)\, especially at a\n younger age\, than women of other races.\n \n \n \n \n \n  \n \n  \n \n\n  PRIORITY:3 LANGUAGE:EN ATTENDEE;CN=info@theolivebranch.ca:mailto:info@theolivebranch.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230724T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230915T180000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR