2012 Brain Tumour Awareness Month

Celebrating Strength

Last Otctober you joined the movement, spread the word and shared with us your incredible stories of strength.

Because of you, more people know about the vast impact and reach of brain tumours, and the many ways those on the journey can find hope. The strength of this year's Brain Tumour Awareness Month depended on your involvement - and did you ever show your support! Thank you!

•  70% more people have visited BrainTumour.ca this October
• More than 230,000 people on Facebook saw the daily posts sharing stories of strength
• Nearly 3,000 people watched a patient story or public service announcement on YouTube
• Statements about the importance of tracking brain tumours were shared in Parliament twice this month
• Pennies (and more!) were collected all over Canada as part of the Making 'Cents' of Brain Tumours coin drive. We look forward to sharing how much has been raised to help fund research and programs for anyone affected by a brain tumour.
• More than 150 awareness displays were up coast-to-coast across Canada
   

It Doesn't Stop October 31st!

You can continue the conversation and keep sharing info and stories. You can fundraise, volunteer or wear your brain tumour awareness merchandise.

Even though October is awareness month, your year-round efforts to spread the word about brain tumours helps reach the 55,000 Canadians living with the disease and the 10,000 individuals who will be diagnosed this year.

 Don't miss any of the videos from Brain Tumour Awareness Month - find them all on this page
 

Brain Tumours - The Facts:
Every day, 27 Canadians are diagnosed with a brain tumour. Sharing this fact and many others with everyone is so very important to helping to raise awareness and critical funds for research and programs.You can download the full fact sheet as a pdf or an image to share in your workplace, your community and online. You can download this information as a pdf.

You can order Brain Tumour Awareness Merchandise all year long!

Want to show your support for the brain tumour community? Purchase items from the  Merchandise Store and then share with us where you've taken the items!  Contact Eileen Quigg, Community Events Officer at 1-800-265-5106 ext 224 or equigg@braintumour.ca for your merchandise or Awareness Display materials.

To learn more or share your feedback about Brain Tumour Awareness Month contact:

Megan Winkler
mwinkler@braintumour.ca
1-800-265-5106 or 519-642-7755, ext. 232