>> Funding the Fight with Fitness

For a third consecutive year, athletes of the Olympium Synchronized Swim Club will participate in Burning Bright For Breast Cancer, a Synchro Swim Ontario initiative in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF), Canada’s leading volunteer-based organization dedicated to creating a future without breast cancer.

After overwhelming success in 2004 and 2005, OSSC will team up once again with other member clubs from across the province to help fund the fight against breast cancer by participating in the extraordinary relay style marathon that will see athletes swim for a minimum of one hour while passing a burning torch. Together, clubs are hoping to raise donations that will put their combined 3-year total at more than $100,000.

OSSC athletes will do their part on October 21 at the Etobicoke Olympium between 2 and 3:30pm. As they work hard towards making this year’s Burning Bright for Breast Cancer a real success, we invite you to join them by either sponsoring a swimmer or making a donation to CBCF through our Club. 100% of donations support the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and donations of $20 or better are automatically eligible for a tax receipt.

Pledges will be tallied by Synchro Swim Ontario and presented to CBCF – Ontario Chapter at the Lisa Alexander Figure Competition on December 3 at Etobicoke Olympium Pool in Toronto.

In supporting CBCF, the Olympium Synchronized Swim Club has become part of a powerful community of people whose combined efforts are resulting in exciting new developments and learnings about breast cancer. Together, we can make a difference!

OSSC top pledge getters during the 2005 Burning Bright for Breast Cancer event, including Katheleen Carpenter who collected $877 in donations herself.