{"id":20531,"date":"2018-05-02T15:41:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T19:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=20531"},"modified":"2018-05-02T15:41:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T19:41:03","slug":"run-or-walk-for-southlake-speeds-past-fundraising-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/run-or-walk-for-southlake-speeds-past-fundraising-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Run or Walk for Southlake speeds past fundraising goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

A cold spring day wasn\u2019t enough to damper the warm atmosphere of over 1,500 participants in Sunday\u2019s Run or Walk for Southlake.
\nThe annual fundraiser for the Region\u2019s largest healthcare centre was held in Newmarket for the second year, kicking off from Newmarket\u2019s Seniors\u2019 Meeting Place before following a five-kilometre path down Davis Drive.
\nRaising just over $160,000 by race day, that amount continues to climb as online donations pour in, sitting just over a lofty $172,000 by press time.
\n\u201cIt was a bit cold, but fun anyways!\u201d said Arden Krystal, President and CEO of Southlake. \u201cI just want to thank all the community and staff, without them, an event of such a capacity could never happen.\u201d
\nThe Cancer Centre Cruisers won the hospital department Team Challenge, raising a whopping $19,280, while Team East Gwillimbury won the Municipal Challenge while setting a record in bringing in just over $13,000.
\nTeam Aurora, made up of Aurora Council, family and friends, pulled in just over $5,000 for the cause.
\n\u201cAnother cold morning, but that didn\u2019t stop everyone from coming out,\u201d said Councillor Tom Mrakas. \u201cGreat to see everyone out in support of our hospital.\u201d
\nThe Aurora Soccer Club was also successful in raising around $1,500, while Orange Theory Fitness of Newmarket-Aurora raked in close to $2,000.
\nThe Optimist Club of Aurora raised just over $1,200 as well.
\n\u201cTeam Kimmy\u201d won the Community Friends and Family Challenge, pulling in close to $10,000.
\nWith the first runners pulling up to a cheering crowd at the finish line around 9:30am, family and friends were entertained by George St. Kitts, a Jun-nominated Motown artist, at the Centre\u2019s Athlete Village.
\nThe Run or Walk for Southlake is the largest community fundraiser held annually by Southlake Foundation, raising vital funds to purchase new and replacement equipment across the hospital. Current equipment needs include anesthesia machines, operating room lights and hospital beds and mattresses, all critical elements to providing world-class care to Southlake\u2019s patients in York Region and the surrounding communities.
\nHaving flourished into the grand spectacle it is today since its beginnings in 2002, the bar has been raised each year in terms of raised funds.
\nNow in its sixteenth year, the event has raised over $1-million netted in its span.
\nSince the inception of the Southlake Foundation in 1980, the parent organizer of the annual event, more than $100 million has been raised for the centre.
\nDonations can still be made at www.southlakefoundation.ca.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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