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Life after cancer – Sweep for Southlake fundraiser

Life after cancer �� Sweep for Southlake fundraiser

Alexandra Boasie, HBSc ‘10 with a double major in biology and medical sciences, and Michael Goodman, a Western University alumnus, have always been passionate about giving back to their community, volunteering with a number of University councils and London area community groups. However, it was Boasie’s mother, who has been battling breast cancer for a number of years, which inspired the two to organize the Sweep for Southlake curling bonspiel.

In February 2014, Boasie and Goodman hosted 96 curlers at the York Curling Club in Newmarket where they live today. Their goal was to raise $5,000 to donate to the Survivorship Program at Southlake’s Regional Health Centre – a program designed to help improve the quality of life for patients living beyond cancer and to help ease the transition into the next stage of their cancer journey. Their goal was quickly met, and more than $7,000 was raised.

“This cause is very close to my heart, and we are so lucky to have a state of the art facility that provides excellent patient care so close to home,” Boasie explains.

Boasie and Goodman are currently planning, and looking forward to, Sweep for Southlake 2015.

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