Sarnia-Lambton residents are being invited to run, walk or roll their way towards a cure for breast cancer this weekend.
The Canadian Cancer Society's annual Run for the Cure event goes Sunday in virtual format.
"COVID has stopped many things, but it is not going to stop the run and it is not going to stop the need for the funds to support our breast cancer patients in Canada," said Sarnia-Lambton chapter spokesperson Paula McKinlay.
She said things get underway at 11:30 a.m.
"What the virtual event will contain is an energetic warmup, some of the pieces that many of our Run for the Cure participants are familiar with, with a Hope Participant video montage that we've put together."
McKinlay said it will also feature performances from Barenaked Ladies, Jess Moskaluke, Jully Black and Carolyn Dawn Johnson.
She said with things going virtual, it'll make it a bit easier for Sarnia-Lambton residents to take part.
"We haven't had Run for the Cure in Sarnia-Lambton for a few years, so we've been working with London and Chatham-Kent with their events, but with virtual this year, it doesn't matter where you live," she said. "All of the Sarnia-Lambton areas that people have registered from, Camlachie, Bright's Grove, Sarnia, Corunna, Mooretown, you name it, Brigden, Alvinston, we are going to do samples of run sites in all of those areas."
McKinlay said all of that information can be found on the Chatham-Kent Run for the Cure Facebook page.
She said the national goal for this year's campaign is $8 million.
"It'll all go into the same pool to ensure it's the best breast cancer research in Canada and in the world that we'll be funding, as well as ensuring that there are vitally important support systems."
The 2019 campaign raised $17 million.
