CHARITIES
Unfortunately, Happy Trails Racing had to cancel almost all of our events this year. It totally sucked for all of our participants and for us. However, it also really sucked for the different charities that our events support. While registering, you will have the opportunity to select a charity that you can make a donation to, if you are able. Although ALL of the charities that we typically support are deserving, we have chosen to focus on the following 3 for this event:
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids): The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), affiliated with the University of Toronto, is Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health in the country. As innovators in child health, SickKids improves the health of children by integrating care, research and teaching.
With a staff that includes professionals from all disciplines of health care and research, SickKids provides the best in complex and specialized care by creating scientific and clinical advancements, sharing knowledge and expertise and championing the development of an accessible, comprehensive and sustainable child health system.
Movember: Unchecked, prostate cancer rates will double over the next 15 years. Globally, testicular cancer is the most common cancer among men aged 15-39 years of age. And across the world, one man dies by suicide every minute of every day, with males accounting for 75% of all suicides.
Movember is uniquely placed to address this crisis on a global scale. We fund groundbreaking projects all over the world, engaging men where they are to understand what works best and accelerate change.
CYO One-to-One Program: Children with Special Needs Camp Program- In 1972, the C.Y.O. was one of the first camps in Ontario to integrate children with special needs, ages 6 to 13, into our mainstream camping programs. Our unique ‘One-to-One’ program offers short-term respite care by ensuring that a dedicated counsellor is given special training to handle the responsibility and challenges of providing assisted care to these special children while they participate in our C.Y.O. camping programs.
Over 12,700 children with special needs and their families have benefited from this unique ‘One-to-One’ Camp Program. This service is available at our residential camp, Camp Brébeuf and our inner-city summer day camp Camp Marydale.
