Charity Support
Event proceeds collected will go to support prostate cancer research at the Vancouver Prostate Centre at VGH through VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation.
Help Harry's Spring Run Off 8k to fight Prostate Cancer! Sign up to collect pledges to fight prostate cancer.
Click here to begin your own on-line fundraising programPLEASE NOTE: Before signing up to collect pledges ALL participants MUST FIRST register with the Canada Running Series. CLICK HERE to register.
For the first 600 entrants Harry Rosen will provide a donation matching the registration fee to the Vancouver Prostate Centre at VGH through VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation.
We would like to thank Harry Rosen for once again playing a lead role in generating funds and raising awareness for prostate cancer.
Every bit counts! Use the printable pledge form (60 KB) to collect pledges offline.
Check out these great incentive prizes — CLICK HERE
About Prostate Cancer
One in every six men will face the diagnosis of prostate cancer during his lifetime. It is expected to strike almost 25,000 Canadian men this year. It is the second leading cause of male cancer death (after lung cancer) and is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian men.
British Columbia has the highest per capita rate of prostate cancer diagnosis in Canada. It also has the lowest mortality rate, due primarily to the leading edge treatment and care offered in this Province.
Physicians now have a better understanding of prostate cancer and are using screening, both through digital rectal exams and PSA tests, to detect the cancer earlier.
Over the past few years, prostate cancer incidence rates have begun to level off, probably because the introduction of PSA screening caused a significant but temporary increased rate of detection of men with early cancer. Since then, the rate has dropped back to the anticipated annual diagnosis rate.
The Vancouver Prostate Centre at VGH
Founded in 1998, the Vancouver Prostate Centre at VGH has become Canada's leading — and one of the world's foremost — prostate cancer research and treatment centres. Over 2,500 patients are seen annually by the Vancouver Prostate Centre.
The Vancouver Prostate Centre's surgeons and researchers have developed and delivered optimized care results to men with prostate cancer. While BC has the highest incidence of prostate cancer in Canada, it also has the lowest mortality rate thanks to the pioneering treatments and innovative research that take place here.
Harry Rosen and Prostate Cancer
At Harry Rosen, prostate cancer is our corporate cause and raising awareness about the issue is our priority. Thanks to the world-renowned expertise and commitment of doctors and researchers at the Vancouver Prostate Centre at VGH, men in B.C. have the best outcomes for prostate cancer in the country. Help fund an expansion of the Vancouver Prostate Centre's research program to advance new targeted treatments. Your contribution can help find a cure for prostate cancer and provide hope for families and friends from across B.C.
About VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is a registered charity that raises funds for the latest, most sophisticated medical equipment, world-class research and improvements to patient care for Vancouver General Hospital, UBC Hospital, GF Strong Rehab Centre and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. For more than 25 years, the Foundation and its donors have been a bridge between the essential health care governments provide and the most advanced health care possible.
Incentive Prizes
Harry's Spring Run-Off is very pleased to offer this exciting Fundraising Incentive Program — the more you raise, the better the prize:
Individual Fundraising
| Raise: | Receive: |
| $100 – $249 | $10 gift card from the Running Room |
| $250 – $499 | $25 gift card from the Running Room |
| $500 – $999 | $50 gift card from the Running Room |
| $1,000 – $2,499 | $100 gift card from the Running Room |
| $2,500 – $5,000 | $250 gift card from the Running Room |
| Over $5,000 | $500 gift card from the Running Room |
Team Fundraising
- The team that raises the highest amount of money will win ten $500 Harry Rosen gift cards.
- The team that raises the second highest amount of money will win ten $250 gift cards from the Running Room.
Funds MUST be entered online or handed in to a VGH Representative at the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation Tent on the day of the Run in order to be eligible for prizing.
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