Bantrel's Movember campaigns raised almost $3,100 in Calgary and Toronto
for prostate cancer research.
Neil Bramhall and Jim McDougall, organizers of the Calgary office
campaign, recently presented a cheque of $2,500 to the Prostate Cancer
Institute, which is located at 100-1011 Glenmore Trail S.W.
Prostate Cancer Institute Community Relations Coordinator Linda
McNaughton says every cent of Bantrel's contribution will be put to good use
locally. The Prostate Cancer Institute funds the Man Van, which is the first
mobile baseline PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing vehicle in Canada.
"I want to thank Bantrel and its employees for your support," says Linda.
"We couldn't do what we do with the Man Van without the goodwill and
generous contributions of companies like Bantrel."
In Toronto, Bantrel's Movember campaign raised more than $598 for
Prostate Cancer Canada. The money will be used for research to eliminate
prostate cancer. "It's so great to see Bantrel get behind this cause," says
Sharon Whelan, who spearheaded Bantrel's first Movember campaign in the
Toronto office in 2008. "We have a lot of fun in Toronto with it. Hopefully,
this becomes an annual event across all of our offices."
"Movember is a light-hearted approach to a very serious health issue,"
says David Hickman, co-chair for 2009 Movember Toronto campaign. "Since I am
normally mo'-less, it definitely raised awareness among my friends and
family."
Statistically, one in six men will develop prostate cancer. It is the
most common form of cancer among men in Canada. In Alberta, the Canadian
Cancer Society predicts that 2,400 men will be diagnosed and 430 will die
this year.