Sport Chek Mother’s Day Run & Walk
Posted May 11, 2013 9:19 pm.
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Tired and sweaty they were there for a good cause.
The 36th annual SportChek Mother’s Day Run and Walk at Chinook Centre brought in record numbers with 14,875 people registering for the run to go along with around 2,000 arriving the day of.
Forzani Foundation General Manager Todd Briss says they expect a few records to be broken for money raised.
“We will probably keep counting for the next week to ten days before we can give a total but we will set a record in that as well,” Briss says.
In partnership with the Edmonton run, the Forzani foundation hopes to raise $720,000. Funds will go to the Calgary Health Trust for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.