Teams

Welcome Teams! We are so happy you are chosing to join forces with your friends, families, co-workers, schools and more, to help us fight prostate cancer!

Check out the following team resources:

1. Team Package - information on creating a team, registering and more.
2. Team Checklist - important reminders from now until the event
3. Track your team's progress
4. Tips on Fundraising and Collecting Pledges - ideas and helpful hints for individual and team fundraising

You can register now to get started.  Need more information or want some help with getting started?  Send us an email to teams@theprostatecentre.org or call us at 250-388-0214 and we will help you on your way!

Want to sign up with an existing team?  Click here to get started.

Reminder! You must have your team registered by Monday, May 28th, 2012 to get your team names screened on the back of your t-shirts. In order to be eligible for Team t-shirts, all minimum fundraising must be completed by this date. This means that each Team Member must have either raised a minimum of $125 in donations or paid the $35 registration fee.

Team Categories:

There are top fundraising prizes for the following teams:

* Corporate
* Friends and Family

Who are you running/walking for?

Melissa walks in memory of her uncle Paul, who was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in 2009:

“In 2010 we created our team for the first time and fittingly called ourselves “Paul’s Posse” and were comprised of family and friends... Last year we continued the tradition, but instead of walking in support of Uncle Paul, we were walking in his memory after he lost his battle to prostate cancer on March 20, 2011 at the far too young age of 55.  As of last year we’ve grown to a team of 15, all walking in memory of Uncle Paul, and in support of every man battling this disease.  We’re happy to raise money for the cause knowing that every penny we raise stays on Vancouver Island to support men and their families affected by this disease.”

 “For Clive” team captain Sheila Redding runs for a man who is very dear to her and her family:

“Clive…is the father of my best friend and grandfather to my children’s friends.  [He] was diagnosed just over a year ago and has been through many treatments and medical procedures.  We’ve been there to see how this disease has affected not only him, but those around him.  We (myself, husband, children and anyone else who wants to join us) are running in this event not only to show that we support and care about Clive, but to raise awareness so that another family may not have to experience what this family has been (and is still going) through.  Early detection through regular examinations is crucial to preventing this disease, and if we can bring awareness to just one person, then doing this run makes it all worthwhile.”

Prostate Cancer Facts

... Prostate Cancer represents 34% of all newly diagnosed cancers in BC men.

...1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with the disease.  If there is a family history, the risk increases by 50%

...Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer to afflict Canadian men.

...What can you do?  Visit your doctor and get an annual PSA blood test and Digital Rectal Exam.

...If caught early, Prostate Cancer has a 90% success rate for a cure!