Carter raising funds for cancer fundraiser walk

Aiming to raise at least $2,000 before she participates in the 60-km “Weekend to End Breast Cancer” walk on Sept. 19-20 in honour of her mother, Judy, former local resident Hannah Carter looks to be on the right track.
“It’s going well. I’ve raised around $1,200-1,300,” Carter said yesterday from Toronto. “It’s looking good so far. A lot of people at work have come around with pledges.
“A friend of mine who works at a salon even had a dress-down day for me and raised $100,” the 23-year-old added. “And they might do it again before the walk. It’s great.”
But the generosity hasn’t been confined to Carter’s new hometown, she noted, as a social held here back on July 11 raised about $600 towards her fundraising goal.
“My sister, Rebecca, handled that event and I have to thank her,” Carter said. “The community really helped out and gave money. People were dropping by my parents’ house with money.
“Local businesses really helped out as well, donating prizes for the social,” she added.
And just before the end of the last school year, Robert Moore School raised about $100 for Carter’s walk.
The “Weekend to End Breast Cancer” walk demands a minimum fundraising total of $2,000 from each participant.
Judy Carter’s battle with breast cancer began in 1997, and the strength she showed her daughter was inspiration for her participation in the two-day walk—an event expected to see thousands of women and men unite for one weekend and walk 60 km through the scenic neighborhoods of Toronto.
Carter, who runs regularly to keep fit, said she’s been preparing for the 60-km trek over two days. “There’s a pier down where I live and I’ve been going down there,” she noted.
“But [the walk] is going to be hard,” she admitted. “It’s the second day that I’m worried about. Sure, you get a little rest, but those muscles will be sore.”
Event organizers have professional trainers who will establish training walks for registered participants to make sure they’re ready for the endurance test.
The “Weekend to End Breast Cancer,” which is sponsored by the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, is to raise money for both cancer research and treatment.
Carter said anyone who would like to support her can go to www.endcancer.ca and either directly sponsor her there, or download a pledge form and mail it in.