MB ROWC, a women's organization in the collision repair industry, raised $5,890 for the Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure event in Winnipeg, with 20 participants including industry professionals and their families. The group ranked 16th among over 100 fundraising teams in Manitoba and contributed an additional $2,500 to ensure financial barriers didn't prevent participation.
- MB ROWC raised $5,890 for the Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure on October 4 in Winnipeg
- The team ranked 16th among more than 100 fundraising teams in Manitoba
- 20 participants took part, including MB ROWC members, industry leaders, family, and friends
- The organization contributed an additional $2,500 to remove financial barriers for participation
- Approximately 2,600 people participated in the Winnipeg event overall
MB ROWC raised $5,890 for the Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure, bringing together collision repair professionals, industry partners, family and friends for the Oct. 4 event at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg.
The fundraising total placed Team MB ROWC 16th among more than 100 fundraising teams in Manitoba. The group also contributed $2,500 to ensure anyone who wanted to participate could join the team without a financial barrier.
Twenty people took part, including MB ROWC members, ATA director George Semchuk, Manitoba Public Insurance vice president Maria Campos, family and friends. Penny, a collie who joined the group, was also part of the day.
ROWC has made supporting causes that matter to its members part of its work since the organization was founded three years ago, said Renee Sicotte, one of the organization’s founders. The Run for the Cure offered a way for members and the broader collision repair community to come together around a cause that has touched many of their lives.
The event also provided an opportunity for members, industry partners, families and friends to connect outside the workplace. Sicotte said participation from people outside the organization is important because it extends conversations about supporting women in collision repair beyond the ROWC membership.
The Run for the Cure also gave the group a way to support those affected by breast cancer.
“Cancer has touched so many lives within our industry and our own families,” Sicotte said. “We walked for the survivors whose strength inspires us, for those who are courageously fighting today, and for the loved ones we carry in our hearts.”
The Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure is a volunteer-led breast cancer fundraiser held across Canada on the same day. Approximately 2,600 people participated in the Winnipeg event.
For ROWC, the day combined fundraising with an opportunity to build community and bring people together around a cause that reaches beyond the collision repair industry.
“It was a powerful reminder that no one faces cancer alone,” Sicotte said.
