Race for Recovery

About the Race:

The HOPE Cancer Help Centre's Race for Recovery is a Saskatchewan based fundraising event led by volunteers who are dedicated to raising funds for the HOPE Cancer Help Centre's programs and services.

Each year hundreds of Saskatchewan residents of all ages participate in the Race to support this unique and local charity that provides a number of programs and services to cancer patients and their families throughout the province.

17^th Annual Race for Recovery

• Sunday, April 29, 2012
• Kiwanis Park (Bandshell)
• Registration and Entertainment 9:00 AM
• Race Start 11:00 AM

Ways to Participate

Make a difference and participate in the Race for Recovery in one or more of the following ways...

• Register

  There is no better way to support the HOPE Cancer Help Centre than to register as an individual or team and raise funds to support its much needed programs and services.

  It's as simple as registering, collecting pledges and then walking 2km or 5km or running 5km or 10km.

  Registration & Pledge Forms can be downloaded in the Downloadable Forms & Information section of this website, or picked up at selected Affinity Credit Union branches, or at the HOPE Cancer Help Centre. The form can then be returned to the Centre in a number of ways including:

  • Mail/Drop off

    HOPE Cancer Help Centre
    300-506 25th Street East
    Saskatoon, SK, S7K 4A7

    Make all cheques payable to: HOPE Cancer Help Centre Inc

  • Email

    raceforrecovery@hotmail.com

  • Fax

    306.955.4678

  By registering and raising funds you are eligible to win a variety of great prizes!

  Prize categories include:

  • Top Race Placement

    Male & Female – 5km
    Male & Female – 10km
    Male & Female – 5km (14-17 years of age)
    Male & Female – 5km (under 13 years of age)

  • Top Fundraisers

    Top Individual(s)
    Top Family/Friends
    Top Corporate Team

  • Top School Team

    City Elementary
    City Secondary
    Rural School
    Top Post-Secondary Team

  Teams can enter as any of the above listed Fundraiser categories (Family/Friends, Corporate, City Elementary, City Secondary, Rural School, Post-Secondary)

• Donate

  By donating to the HOPE Cancer Help Centre you are supporting the many programs and services the centre offers to cancer patients and their families. Many of the programs and services we provide aid the patient through their treatments and increase their quality of life.

  To donate in memory or honour of a specific individual or team participating in the 16th Annual Race for Recovery please select one of the following ways to donate:

  • Cash

    Please give cash directly to a Race participant, and they will then bring the donation to the Race on May 1, 2011.

  • Pay Pal

    Use our online Pay Pal system to donate with your Visa, Master Card, or American Express credit card.

  • Mail (cheques only please)

    HOPE Cancer Help Centre
    300 – 506 25th Street East
    Saskatoon, SK, S7K 4A7

  • Drop in

    Please see the address above.

  * Please be sure to include the participant's full name in all forms of donation so we can add it to their funds raised so they are eligible to win a number of donated prizes.

  ** Make all cheques payable to: HOPE Cancer Help Centre Inc.

• Volunteer

  The Race for Recovery could not exist without its many volunteers. We would love your help, whether it's leading up to the race or on race day. For more information please contact: Maggie Lens, Race Coordinator.

Race History

The 2012 Race for Recovery marks its 17th year!

The race is the centre's annual major fundraiser. It began in 1995 has since raised over $923,000 in support of the HOPE Cancer Help Centre, Saskatchewan cancer patients and their families.

All money raised in Saskatchewan stays in Saskatchewan!