We’re checking in with Melanya, a Team Captain featured in our Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure video.
I was a presenter at the annual Ontario Public Service (OPS) Women of Influence and Inspiration Seminar in Toronto. My role was to motivate and energize the 300 female provincial government employees in attendance. I provided options for people of different abilities so that everyone could participate in a brief stretch session set to women’s music.
I wore a pink shirt provided by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and had my Run for the Cure bib of who I was 
running for: Kathleen and Cecile. In 2009, I was team captain for a new GoodLife/OPS team of 29 “GoodLife OPS Mod Squad” that raised $2297. I wanted to promote the run/walk to the female audience. Many people came up to me afterwards to ask about the bib and Run for the Cure and Pink Ribbon sponges were given to all participants.
Months later a co-worker of mine asked if he could join our team this year. He told me a heartfelt story of how he just found out that his colleague has breast cancer and is undergoing surgery within a week. He shared to her how he was going to run for her and she was touched by his kindness.
Join Melanya at the Run for the Cure on October 3. Let’s create a future without breast cancer.