To volunteer or to sponsor CfaCC, contact
Jim Dorsey,
Cruisin' for a Cure Canada Coordinator by email or by phone at 905-453-3038.
On September 13, 2008, the 2nd Annual Cruisin' for a Cure Canada provided free PSA blood tests to 202 men - 14 were advised to seek further diagnosis. (The two of these 14 men who had the highest PSA scores are in their 30's!)
This year's show is open to all classic, custom and special interest cars, trucks and motorcycles. Food and entertainment will be available and auto-related vendors will be on site.
This one-day car show is intended to increase awareness of Prostate Cancer. All staff are unpaid volunteers, most of them Prostate Cancer survivors and their family members. Net proceeds from the event go to Wellspring Chinguacousy, one of six Wellspring cancer support centres in Ontario that provide free programs to individuals and families living with Prostate Cancer.
FREE PSA blood tests will be provided to men over the age of 40 during Clinic hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Confidential results will be sent directly to their own doctors. Typically, a full 10% of the men that we have tested at similar clinics have been advised to seek further diagnosis.
Prostate Cancer is a virtually silent disease that kills about 4,300 men in Canada every year. It's no longer "an old man's disease", as it strikes men in their 40's.
Prostate cancer has become as serious a problem for men as breast cancer is for women. Yet our Federal Government provides little or no funding for research into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of this disease - and OHIP STILL forces most men in Ontario to pay for their PSA blood tests, despite recent Liberal campaign promises to the contrary.
This simple test is not perfect, but it is a vital first step in the process of detecting Prostate Cancer. Early detection can potentially avoid surgery and/or radiation treatments that would cost our Provincial health plan far more money. Once diagnosed, men with Prostate Cancer can go on to live longer, more comfortable lives thanks to modern treatment protocols developed by dedicated researchers.
Chinguacousy Park ("Ching" to Brampton residents) is a 109-acre park featuring trees, grass, lakes and streams, a garden area & greenhouse, miniature golf, a petting zoo, skateboard park and beach volleyball. The Park is handy to freeways, our host hotel, restaurants and other services.
Please join us on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Show hours are 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. PSA clinic hours are 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. Take a free PSA test and help us raise funds for Prostate Cancer awareness.
