Ride for Her
Inaugural 'Ride for Her'
September 2020
Belles with Balls NL
Belles with Balls NL, are excited to invite you and your group to participate in our inaugural Ride for Her. – a fundraiser for the research and education of Ovarian Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and we’re making inroads in the education and research of this deadly disease. While Covid 19 has pre-empted a lot of events this year, we’ve found something that we all can do - Alone or Together! Take a Ride for Her and help save the lives of women everywhere.
You can Ride for Her anytime during September. Register with us, then choose your Time, Date and Bubble and your form of transport – motorcycle, sports car, muscle car, classic car, bicycle. Who will you be riding for – your mother, wife, sister, aunt, friend?
Here are the details of Ride for Her:
- $25 Registration fee, includes T-Shirt
- Sponsor Sheets available, $100 in sponsors earns free registration
- Grand Prize for top fundraising Rider
Belles with Balls NL is a local, not for profit organization dedicated to the research and education of Ovarian Cancer here in Newfoundland and Labrador. All money raised with Belles with Balls NL stays in Newfoundland. Belles with Balls NL supports the Ovarian Cancer Research and Education (OCRE) Fund at Memorial University, which assists in funding ovarian cancer genetic research and executing educational symposiums to inform the public about the discrete signs of ovarian cancer, treatment options, and advancements in genetic research.
Interested in Ride for Her? Want to know more? Contact us at belleswithballsnl@gmail.com, we’re waiting to hear from you.
Thank you for your support and consideration.
Bonnie's Buddies Quilt Draw
Bonnie's Buddies Quilt
September 2020
Belles with Balls NL
Quilt tickets have sold out even faster than usual! Our draw will take place live on Facebook "Belles with Balls NL" at Coleman's on Newfoundland Drive, 2pm on September 2nd.
FUndraising
We Have Fun Too!
Belles with Balls NL is so grateful to receive the support of our community. Through various fundraising efforts, Belles with Balls NL are able to raise money and awareness for Ovarian Cancer in Newfoundland and Labrador. To stay up to date with our latest fundraising efforts, please visit our Facebook page.
Did you know?
For more information about Ovarian Cancer please visit Ovarian Cancer Canada.
- Ovarian Cancer is the most serious cancer affecting women in Canada, the 5 year survival rate is 40%.
- It is often discovered in late, incurable stages because there is no effective detection method.
- The Ca 125 blood test and ultrasounds do not test for Ovarian Cancer.
- Onset of the disease is typically after the age of 60 and symptoms resemble menopause. (bloating, changes in urinary habits, and abdominal discomfort).
- The most threatening symptom of all is the potential of no symptoms.
- With no symptoms, and no screening test, Ovarian Cancer is extremely hard to detect in early stages.
Belles with Balls NL hopes that by increasing education and awareness, as well as contributing to research in Ovarian Cancer genetics, women will get an earlier diagnosis and a better prognosis. We need your help.
How you can help: By donating to the Ovarian Cancer Research and Education (OCRE) Fund at Memorial University you can help support NL specific ovarian cancer genetic research and education of the general public. OCRE Fund is a registered non-profit organization, and as such, can provide a charitable receipt.
To support the OCRE Fund you can give online by following this link: https://www.mun.ca/give/how/ please indicate “Ovarian Cancer Research and Education Fund” in the designated information box.
You can also give by phone by calling the Alumni Affairs and Development office at 709-864-4354, or toll free at 1-877-700-4081, and indicate the donation is for the “Ovarian Cancer Research and Education Fund”
Finally, you can give by mail, you can send cheques payable to Memorial University of Newfoundland with memo “Ovarian Cancer Research and Education Fund” to:
20 Lambe’s Lane • St. John’s, NL • A1C 5S7
You can also support OCRE Fund by supporting Belles with Balls NL fundraisers, all profits go directly to the OCRE Fund!
