WHO ARE WE?
Read for the Cure began in 2006, in Toronto Canada, when two members of a west Toronto book club, who had just finished treatment for cancer, had a great idea... Acknowledging the important role of reading in their lives, and the wonderful support they had received from their fellow members during their treatment, they saw an opportunity to harness the energy of enthusiastic book clubs and readers to raise funds for cancer research. With two other book club members who had close family members affected by cancer, they formed a committee of four. Together they developed a vision of ways to bring readers and writers together for a wonderful evening, while raising funds for cancer research.
Since then, with the help of Random House of Canada, our corporate sponsor, we have hosted three annual series of Author Events in October and November. See our Events pages for more details about the award-winning authors who will be featured in 2010, and for pictures and information from our 2009 Events.
Read for the Cure Foundation Inc. is a Canadian non-profit charity, operating in Canada only.
2009 Committee with Randy Chan of Random House:
L to R: Cathy Kostyniuk, Emily Babiak, Christine Biggar, Avalon Neale, Susan Culver, Sara Street,
Jan Chepesiuk
(absent: Gale Hughes)
L to R: Cathy Kostyniuk, Emily Babiak, Christine Biggar, Avalon Neale, Susan Culver, Sara Street,
Jan Chepesiuk
(absent: Gale Hughes)
Additional members for 2010: Donna Taylor, Laurel Warr
Beth Allan, Ottawa Committee
Judith Nolte (centre), Ottawa Committee