Media Invitation - Join us for the 2015 Edition of the CIBC Run for the Cure

MONTREAL, Oct. 1, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation is pleased to invite media representatives to attend the 2015^th Edition of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's CIBC Run for the Cure, which will kick off the breast cancer awareness month. Join us on Sunday October 4^th, in Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke and Val-d'Or!  

This event is the most important breast cancer fundraiser organized by volunteers. The 2014 edition of the CIBC Run for the Cure gathered more than 11,000 participants and raised $2.4 million for the cause of breast cancer in Quebec.

Breast cancer is the form of cancer that affects the greatest number of women in Quebec.

Montreal

WHAT	19^th CIBC Run for the Cure in Montreal Photo and interviews opportunities on site
WHEN	Sunday, October 4, 2015 Opening ceremony: 9:00 Start of the race: 9:30/ Start of the walk: 10:00
WHERE	Maisonneuve Park (Montreal) 4601 Sherbrooke East ***The media tent will be near the main stage***
WHO	Mitsou Gélinas –Volunteer spokesperson, Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Nathalie Tremblay – CEO, Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Karine Forest – Montreal CIBC Run for the Cure Ambassador, Breast cancer survivor Other public figures

Quebec

WHAT	13^th CIBC Run for the Cure in Quebec Photo and interviews opportunities on site
WHEN	Sunday, October 4, 2015 Opening ceremony: 9:00 Start of the race: 9:30/ Start of the walk: 10:00
WHERE	Plains of Abraham (Quebec) 835 Wilfrid-Laurier Avenue ***The media tent will be near the main stage***
WHO	Maxime Dumais – Vice-President, Programs and Investments in Breast Cancer, Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Caroline Porlier and Julie Montreuil – Ambassadors, Quebec CIBC Run for the Cure, Breast cancer survivors Other public figures

Sherbrooke

WHAT	6^th CIBC Run for the Cure in Sherbrooke Photo and interviews opportunities on site
WHEN	Sunday, October 4, 2015 Opening ceremony: 9:00 Start of the race: 9:30/ Start of the walk: 10:00
WHERE	Jacques-Cartier Park (Sherbrooke) 220 Marchant Street ***The media tent will be near the main stage***
WHO	Pascale Doré – Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation Representative Annie Faucher – Ambassador, Sherbrooke CIBC Run for the Cure, Breast cancer survivor Other public figures

Val-d'Or

WHAT	1^st CIBC Run for the Cure in Val-d'Or Photo and interviews opportunities on site
WHEN	Sunday, October 4, 2015 Opening ceremony: 9:00 Start of the race: 9:30/ Start of the walk: 10:00
WHERE	Bérard Park (Val-d'Or) ***Behind Val-d'Or City Hall***
WHO	Mr. Pierre Corbeil – Mayor of Val-d'Or Sophie Le Blanc – Ambassador, Val-d'Or CIBC Run for the Cure, Breast cancer survivor Other public figures

SOURCE Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation

For information in Montreal or Val-d'Or: Joelle-Ann Blanchette, Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation, [email protected], (office) 514 871-1717, ext. 275 / (cell) 514 627-2303; For information in Quebec: Caroline Porlier, Ambassador, CIBC Run for the Cure, [email protected], (cell) 418 929-3951; Julie Montreuil, Ambassador, CIBC Run for the Cure, [email protected], (cell) 418 573-6631; For information in Sherbrooke: Kim Gilbert, [email protected], (cell) 819 432-6156