/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Le Week-end is Here! Hundreds will Ride, Walk, Connect and Fight Cancer August 21 and August 22 to benefit the Jewish General Hospital's Segal Cancer Centre/

MONTREAL, Aug. 20, 2021 /CNW/ - 

WHAT:	It's time for Le Week-end! This Saturday and Sunday marks Le Week-end pour combattre le cancer, the only weekend-long event benefitting the Jewish General Hospital's world-renowned Segal Cancer Centre. Participants from Montreal and across the province will come together, enjoy the outdoors and ride, walk and connect while raising funds and awareness for a cause worth fighting for.
	Visit https://www.jghfoundation.org/leweekend for more information.
WHERE:	Cyclists will begin their journey from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and ride through the picturesque Montérégie region. Walkers will start at Venise-en-Québec and take in the serene beauty of this region.
WHEN:	Cyclists will begin their ride on Saturday, August 21 at 8 a.m. They will depart from Arena Marcel-Laroque - 370 Avenue Lareau, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 2R6. Riders can choose distances of 60, 80, 96 and 156 kilometres. The finish will be at  Arena Marcel-Laroque - 370 Avenue Lareau, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC J2X 2R6 respectively. The first riders should arrive at approximately noon.
	Walkers will head out on Sunday, August 22, 2021 as of 8 a.m. from Parc Jameson - 136 Avenue de Venise E #132, Venise-en-Québec, QC J0J 2K0. They will start at Venise-en-Québec with the option of 6, 11 and 16-kilometre routes.
	Walkers are expected to complete the route in 4-5 hours and arrive at Parc Jameson - 136 Avenue de Venise E #132, Venise-en-Québec, QC J0J 2K0.
WHY:	Le Week-end is expected to raise $2.5 million dollars in support of the Segal Cancer Centre. Funds raised will make a direct impact on the lives of thousands of cancer patients and  fuel vital cancer research, exceptional care, and ground-breaking innovation, right here in our own backyard.

PHOTO AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS:        

• Media are invited to ride and or walk
• Available on site for interviews will be:
• Bram Freedman, President and CEO of the Jewish General Hospital Foundation
• Cancer survivors
• Event co-chairs Martin Spalding, himself a cancer survivor, and Sylvie Demers, an executive with the TD Bank who is committed to giving back.  
• Photo opportunity:  Media are welcome to take pictures and videos at the event. Pictures/footage will also be available to media after the event.
• Event hashtags / social media: #leweekend

NOTE TO EDITORS:

• To arrange same day interviews and for specific locations for departures, arrivals and en route visuals, please contact:

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SOURCE Jewish General Hospital Foundation