On September 25th, over 500 walkers joined us for our 17th annual Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life. It was one of the warmest days we’ve had for a walk in recent history and we are thankful that so many people came out to enjoy the day and a walk along the river. We have a lot to be thankful for and we wanted to take this opportunity to recognize a few individuals who helped to make this day such a great success!
For our walkers, thank you so much for participating in the walk, raising awareness and donations. We are thrilled to announce our walk total, with sponsorships and donations, is just over $171,000! This will support AIDS Calgary to continue to do the work that we do in our communities, supporting people living with HIV and providing prevention, education and outreach services.
On the day of the walk we were able to award prizes to a few individuals and teams who made large contributions to the walk. Our top corporate team was Partners for Life (Starbucks) and the top non-corporate team was Team Klink who both brought in over $6000.00. Our top individual fundraiser prize was awarded to Shannon MacLeod who raised over $3000.00! Our top adult was Terry MacKenzie, our top child was James Riddell, and our top youth was Stacey Cropper! Lastly, but certainly not least our top team trophy was awarded to the Board Warriors. Thanks again to all of you for your fundraising efforts!
We also owe a huge thank you to our volunteers! On the day of the walk we had 112 volunteers on site assisting with everything from food and beverage, stage set up, cheering people on at route stations, organizing kids’ activities, and assisting with banners, just to name a few positions. Those 112 amazing people also put in a whopping 431 hours on just that day! Our committee of volunteers- the people who are pivotal in planning and executing the event also spent many hours in many meetings leading up to the event to ensure that it was the best walk day ever!
To our hosts of the day, Michelle Thrush and Brad Fraser, your presence was greatly appreciated and you added such great energy to our event!
Thank you to the sponsor of our first VIP Breakfast, Brian Mahoney & Associates!
And to our great staff, thank you for all the work you put in to organize and put on such a spectacular event and for those of you who came out on the day to support the team.
Now it’s time that we start planning and getting ready for another great walk in 2012! We look forward to seeing you at next year’s walk. We hope you will join us again as a walker, donor, sponsor, or volunteer! We are very thankful for all that you do and appreciate the support that you offer us so that we can continue to provide much needed services in the community.
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