Giants Head Grind

Christopher Walker Memorial Race

Saluting this years generous sponsors

Once again this year we are so pleased to welcome and welcome back some of our very generous sponsors….over the next few days we will feature those business that have taken up the cause and are joining us for the Giants Head Grind – Christopher Walker Memorial Race…..May 16th, 2015..

Local Lounge and GrilleWe hope you enjoyed last years race breakfast and want to again thank Local Lounge Grille for coming on board as the breakfast sponsor. Christa-Lee and Cam along with their new Chef Bradley Clease and the entire Local team will welcome all of the registered participants for a complimentary breakfast to fuel your Grind starting at 8 a.m. on race morning.  

Nesters MarketNesters Market …..”Where the locals shop”  …is always a great place to start your day but it is equally a great place to finish and we guarantee you will be delighted to see the smiling faces of the Nesters Market staff including store manager Leanne Sieben once again handing out  tasty treats at the top of Giants Head Mountain …. there quite possibly be ice cream sandwiches involved…!

Summerland ResortSummerland Waterfront Resort and Spa is  again this years host hotel. Tom, Jason, Lisa, and the staff at the Waterfront have provided us not only with ongoing meeting and registration space but have assisted in providing volunteer gifts, prizing and volunteers that have been invaluable in ensuring the success of the Giants Head Grind.

Giants Head Grind Rack Cards are Now Available.

As we get closer to race day, we have been doing a little marketing of our own that we wanted to share with you…

4x8_GHG_RackCard_front-2015 4x8_GHG_RackCard_backThis is the front and back of our “4×8 Rack Cards”, which, if you’re an Okanagan local, you’ll start seeing at local businesses around the area.

Be sure to take a few to share with your friends and family!

And of course, if you’d like to have some for your business, let us know and we’ll send some your way.

Great Marketing. Important Message.

As we continue on this quest of bringing awareness to colon cancer as the second leading cause of both male and female cancer-related deaths in Canada, and the recognition that with early detection and treatment over 90% of these cancer-related deaths could and should have resulted in a full recovery, we have also been looking to like-minded organizations for inspiration.

no-one-wants-to-see-this-merediths-miracles-colon-cancer-foundationOne such organization is a non-profit out of the United States, Meredith’s Miracles, which we discovered when we found this hilarious transit campaign.

Would this get your attention…?

I think so! But it’s the message underneath that is really important:

“NO ONE WANTS TO SEE THIS EXCEPT FOR YOUR DOCTOR.

Colon cancer is the second most deadly cancer. But, detected early, it’s also one of the most treatable.”

Well done, Meredith’s Miracles.

Colon Cancer continues to ignore age boundaries.

The world has lost another young man to Colon cancer. Today the Globe & Mail covered the story of Matthew Wuest, the founder of popular hockey site CapGeek.com. Based in Nova Scotia, Wuest quietly built up an audience for what many perceived as the MOST important online resource in hockey.

CPT115_HKN_OBIT_Matthew_Wuest_20150320“Matthew Wuest brought the NHL’s complex salary-cap system to the masses through his wildly popular and influential website CapGeek. And he did it on his own, often from a laptop at his kitchen table in Halifax.

Wuest’s creation was the go-to source for salary and contract information for everyone interested in hockey. When he shut it down in January, fans and NHL insiders shared in the disappointment, not realizing that Wuest was battling colon cancer.

Wuest died Thursday at the age of 35.” –read the full story at GlobeandMail.com

It is time to stop considering colon cancer an “old person’s disease” and make screening more accessible to everyone young and old.  After all, “Not Knowing is Not the Answer.