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Every October, YWCA Hamilton’s Health & Wellness team leads the charge to raise critical funds for our ENCOREplus program. ENCOREplus is the umbrella program that includes YWCA Encore, Pilates Beyond Breast Cancer and Walk, Talk & Wander Beyond Breast Cancer programs that support women in different stages of breast cancer recovery.
We were so excited to raise awareness and funds to support of breast cancer survivors that we started early – last month marked the very first Pickle in Pink recreational and gender-inclusive pickleball tournament in support of ENCOREplus. Together, the 13 registered teams raised $6,942.85 to support survivors of breast cancer! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who participated, volunteered, donated and cheered us on at this inaugural event!
First and second place winners in the Bread & Butter Beginners level were Dinks Who Dink, and Ultimate Pickleballers. Gold and silver in the Big Gherkins Intermediate division went to United for the Cure and Great Minds Dink Alike. Congratulations to the winners and a special thank you goes out to RTC, Hotspex Media, and Pickleball Hamilton for sponsoring Pickle in Pink!
Check out the pictures from Pickle in Pink here!
We’re only just getting started – there are still lots of ways to show your support for breast cancer survivors this Breast Cancer Awareness Month:
Get your ticket to Laugh More for Encore, a comedy night hosted by YWCA Hamilton’s own Duncan Young on October 17th at the Putman Family YWCA. For just $20, you’ll be laughing in the aisles and making an important difference.
Consider walking, running, or rolling in support of YWCA Hamilton on November 2nd and 3rd at the Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope. Register here.
And of course, you can donate to support ENCOREplus here.
