{"id":37511,"date":"2026-01-22T16:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=37511"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:53:43","slug":"hospital-hopes-to-break-500000-in-this-years-run-for-southlake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/hospital-hopes-to-break-500000-in-this-years-run-for-southlake\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital hopes to break $500,000 in this year\u2019s Run for Southlake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last year was a record-breaker for the Nature\u2019s Emporium Run for Southlake, with community members lacing up to raise more than $460,000 for local health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that the countdown is on for this year\u2019s run on April 26, organizers are hoping to raise more than $500,000 through the event \u2013 but they can\u2019t do it without your help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community leaders gathered at Nature\u2019s Emporium\u2019s flagship Newmarket location on Monday afternoon to formally launch the countdown to the 2026 Run for Southlake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer Ritter, President and CEO of the Southlake Health Foundation, said last year\u2019s event saw more than 1,650 participants \u201crunning, walking, dancing\u201d on Davis Drive to support the local hospital and she hopes these records will be broken in the spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know that this year is going to be a record-breaking year,\u201d said Ritter. \u201cWithout the support of our community running, walking, and raising critical dollars to support leading-edge patient care, we wouldn\u2019t be able to look after all the members of our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLast year, we raised $460,000\u2026 the highest we have raised. The bar is set. We want to blow past half-a-million dollars this year. We\u2019re on the path [to] turning this into a million-dollar investment in the health of our communities and I know the community can do that. I have the utmost confidence that we will build towards that goal and get there together \u2013 because I know how we all value the health and wellbeing of one another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These values were underscored by Steve Hollingsworth of Nature\u2019s Emporium, the grocery store that has been the title sponsor of the Run for nearly 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hollingsworth said he had the chance to participate in the Run last year with his daughter and said the value it continues to bring the community is clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSouthlake Health is where our loved ones go to get the care they need,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a very special place and it\u2019s obviously something that we want to continue to support and ensure that everybody has access to the life-saving care they need\u2026. As community members, we have the opportunity with this event to show up for one another in a time, quite frankly\u2026 when technology, which is intended to bring us all together, seems to continue to push us apart. There\u2019s not that many events like this that give us this opportunity to show up for each other, so we\u2019re very excited to continue to support an event that does that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re grateful to be part of something that brings so many people together. We know we\u2019re going on 14 years now as a partnership and we look forward to continuing to grow that, to continuing to help provide leading-edge care that\u2019s close to home in our communities for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on the 2026 Nature\u2019s Emporium Run for Southlake, including how to register or pledge your support to a team or individual, visit runforsouthlake.ca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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