Innovapost Walk/Run for Wishes
Thanks to over 400 participants, sponsors and volunteers we exceeded our fundraising goals and raised over $42,000 to benefit Make-A-Wish® of Eastern Ontario.
We would like to invite everyone to come back next year and help us set the bar even higher. The event’s overwhelming success has led Innovapost to already commit to support next year’s race on May 8th 2010.
A bouncy castle, face painting, live music, lots of food, Spartacat and over 400 people focused on one goal. This describes the makings of a great event, which it was at the 2nd annual Walk/Run for Wishes, held on May 9th at Vincent Massey Park in Ottawa. The goal of the Walk/Run for Wishes was to raise enough money to grant three wishes to children with life threatening illnesses. Innovapost, with the help of title sponsors – Data Group, Virtuo, Vizou, Velux, and Gymboree – surpassed this goal to raise over $42,000.
The walk/run was broken into three distances, a 10 km, 5 km, and a 1 km. Over 300 participants lined up for the 5 and 10 km. A surprise appearance by Spartacat added to the excitement and thrilled the 100 or so families who were preparing for the 1 km children’s walk.
CTV News Ottawa coverage:
http://innovapost.com/wp-content/uploads/ctv_makeawish2009.flv
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