My donation to Meagan’s Walk is made in memory of five-yearold Meagan Bebenek who died in 2001 after a six month battle with brain cancer. While I never had the pleasure of meeting Meagan she has certainly left a loving and lasting impression on my closest friends who had the privilege of being her neighbour. The community in Toronto’s west end where Meagan lived rallied to support her family in their mission to raise hope, awareness and research funding for pediatric brain tumours by organizing a yearly fundraiser. Meagan’s Walk is held each year on Mother’s Day. What started off in 2002 as a local event has snowballed and this year, in 32 different cities and towns across Canada, the US and Europe families walked in union with the Toronto group. The walk ends at The Hospital for Sick Children with all the participants forming a human hug around the Hospital to give hope to those children inside. In 2003 more than 1,500 participants raised over $120,000. Update 2008
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