Where the Dollars Go

All the money raised at the Run for Mom events throughout the territory stays in the Yukon.

In early 2009, The new digital mammography unit was installed in the Medial Imaging Department at the Whitehorse General Hospital. The machine requires less pressure and less radiation, provides clearer images, and results are sent electronically immediately to radiologists in Edmonton for rapid interpretation. It even comes with mood lighting! In the few short weeks that the unit has been operational, the numbers of women having mammograms every day has nearly doubled. The cost of this new machine was close to $700,000, all of which was fundraised through Run for Mom.

In addition, we have funded the publication of a new handout for women on what to expect when they come for a mammogram, supported the Paddlers Abreast canoe team, and funded two local breast cancer survivors to attend the International Congress on Breast Cancer in 2008.

Run for Mom will continue to fundraise for breast health awareness in the territory.