Life can change at the drop of a hat. Nothing prepares you for the day you receive the devastating news that your child has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, so gather your friends and family in support of sick children and their families by registering for the seventh annual Amazing Journey on Saturday, June 6. This year the race falls on Canada’s new National Health and Fitness Day and is an opportunity to raise funds that will keep these families together when they need it most.
Teams of two will charge the streets of Vancouver competing in a series of fun challenges from karaoke to scavenger hunts, mind benders and a few surprises. The Amazing Journey wraps with a BBQ at the new Ronald McDonald House facility. Celebrity appearances and live performances by Charlie Storwick and Harrison Houde from YTV’s hit series Some Assembly Required.
Ronald McDonald House provides BC families with hope, help and comfort during the darkest, most challenging hours of this journey we call life. When families must travel to BC Children’s Hospital for treatment, the new 73-room facility built to LEED Gold Standards provides them with a beautiful space to call home right on the hospital grounds. Ronald McDonald House BC can now accommodate up to 2,500 families per year compared to 400 families prior to the 2014 renovation. Indoor and outdoor play areas, a fitness center, teen and youth rooms and family gathering spaces have been added.
If raising money in a short period of time seems daunting, organizers have tried to make it simple. Visit their online list at www.amazingjourney.ca to come up with some quick and easy ideas. Each team is encouraged to raise $250 leading up to race day but a minimum donation of $25 per entry will be accepted.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Let’s help keep the RMH love alive while celebrating National Health and Fitness Day on June 6. Purchase a BBQ ticket for $20 and come out for the celebration and celebrity stargazing. Contact Dayna at 604-736-2957 ext. 2134 or [email protected]for tickets.
