Due to the uncertainty around Canada Post services, we want to inform you on the different ways you can make a donation to the BMP Foundation.
If you typically make a donation by cheque via mail, we encourage you to contact us to inquire about the status of mail delivery. In the meantime, ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป at our office with the assistance of a team member.
For more information, please contact us at ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฌ-๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฒ-๐ฑ548.
A success for the 23rd edition of the walk to fight all cancers!
Cowansville, October 9, 2024 – The Yamaska Valley Optimist Club and the Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital Foundation are delighted to mark the 23rd edition of the Walk to End All Cancers, which took place on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at the Centre Communautaire Lac-Brome.
Over 150 participants walked and some took part in a workshop with yoga teacher Laura Hernandez. Thanks to donations from walkers, walk contributions and sponsors, over $ 87 070 was raised that day!
We would like to express our gratitude to the honorary co-chairs, Dr. Christine Cadrin, gynecologist at the BMP Hospital and cancer survivor, and Heather Padner, a major contributor to the walk.
Thank you also to the 2024 walk organizers Lucy Davis and Judy Henderson, as well as Linda Martin president of the Yamaska Valley Optimist Club. A special recognition as been made to thank Ms. Johanne Coiteux and Louise Gรฉlinas who co-organized the walk for over 20 years!
Our warmest thanks to our sponsor: Pharmacie Jean Coutu Julie Coderre, Sabrina Parent and Olivier Martel, and to the Walk’s collaborators: Brรปlerie Virgin Hill and MNP, for their unfailing support.
Special thanks to ‘Friends for Life’, a group of three friends, for raising over $10,000!
We wish to thank all participants, sponsors, and donors over the past 22 years for their invaluable support. Together, we have surpassed the one-million-dollar mark and impacted thousands of lives. THANK YOU! Help us make a positive impact on the lives of cancer patients by participating in the 2024 walk!
Photo par Jean-Martin Verreault. Linda Martin, president of the Yamaska Valley Optimist Club, Janet Gibbons, club member, Jessica Brown the MC, Louise Gรฉlinas club member, Heather Padner honorary cochair, Dre Christine Cadrin honorary cochair, Judy Henderson et Lucy Davis organizers of the 2024 walk.
There’s still time to make a donation
For those who would like to support the walk, but were unable to attend, it is still possible to make a donation online.
Fundraising Projects
The funds raised from the walk will be used to purchase specialized medical equipment for the treatment of cancer patients at BMP Hospital. Thanks to the contribution of the Yamaska Valley Optimist Club and itโs 2023 Walk to Fight All Cancers, two new colonoscopy machines valued at $92 800 have already been funded.
