Walkers, runners, and even crawlers, of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the 11th annual AGH Run/Walk for Women’s & Newborn Health, sponsored by Canadian Tire Carleton Place on Saturday, June 8th.
The morning will feature fun warm up activities, children’s entertainment and games, and there will be pre and post run/walk food and refreshments.
That’s Almonte General Hospital Fairview Manor Foundation Executive Director Al Roberts, who says everything gets underway at 8AM behind the Hospital and Manor on Spring Street.
Since its inception, participants, donors, partners and volunteers, have raised more than $300,000, allowing the Hospital to fund priority clinical equipment for the birthing unit and women’s health care.
AGH’s birthing unit serves families from up and down the Ottawa River, as well as Carleton Place, and Ottawa West- whatever community you call home, chances are your birth certificate says, “Almonte Ontario”.
Registration, which covers the cost of presenting the event, is $50 for an individual or $150 for a Family or Team (any combination of six people). Additional Family or Team members are $50 per person. The top fundraising individuals, families and teams are all eligible to win prizes, as is everyone that collects at least $50 in pledges.
For every $50 collected, participants get a ballot to win prizes including Bluesfest passes to see Maroon 5 Sunday, July 7. Other prizes include an outdoor pizza oven, Puppets Up passes, tickets for the Carp Fair and gift certificates for Vamos.
Funds raised this year are earmarked to help fund a Fetal Monitoring system for the Hospital Birthing Unit.
Collecting pledges drives the success of the annual fundraiser. All participants are encouraged to collect or donate a minimum of $50.
Fundraising is made easy through the new registration site: https://aghfvmf.givecloud.co/.
They also note that all donations collected are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.
Story by Rick Stow
