Canary Derby
Vancouver technology companies are building soap box cars that will be raced by CEOs to raise money for the Canary Foundation, an organization dedicated to funding early cancer detection and intervention.
On Sunday September 21, 2008, the first annual Vancouver Canary Derby will be a "Race to the Steamclock" on historic Water Street in Gastown. There will be awards for top fundraisers and fastest racers. Funds raised through the Canary Derby will be donated to the BC Cancer Foundation to support early cancer detection research.
Don Listwin, Silicon Valley veteran and founder of the Canary Foundation, will be in Vancouver to launch the event, which has been a big success in Victoria for the past three years.
Register Your Team Now, Donate or Sponsor the Event at www.canaryderby.com
This is going to be a high-profile event and a great chance for Vancouver’s technology community to contribute toward an undeniably great cause. There is a 30 team limit and lots of teams already signing on – so register today!
Contact: Rebecca Kerbel on 604-675-8243 or email: rkerbel@bccancer.bc.ca
- When:
- 2008-09-21 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Host Company:
- Canary Foundation
- More Info:
- http://www.canaryderby.com
- iCal:
- Canary Derby iCal file
- Company:
- Canary Foundation
- Website:
- http://www.canaryfoundation.com
- Location:
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canary Foundation was founded in 2004 by Don Listwin, a successful high-technology executive who lost his mother to misdiagnosed ovarian cancer. Don discovered that although almost $10 billion is spent annually on cancer research in the United States, the vast majority is allocated to developing new cancer treatments and caring for patients. Surprisingly, little funding is available to researchers investigating... more