The Wellington Warrior Challenge will return to the township this spring.
On June 21 the Wellington County unit of the Canadian Cancer Society will be hosting its second annual spring Warrior Challenge at Mapleton’s Organic Dairy, located on Wellington Road 7, from 10am to 4pm.
“In 2014, there are more cancer survivors than ever able to call themselves warriors in the face of cancer,” organizers state in a press release.
“This is in part due to the ground-breaking research funded by the Canadian Cancer Society which would not be possible without the support of caring community partners.”
The Wellington Warrior Challenge isn’t an average 5km charity run, organizers note.
Participants must struggle through mud and a variety of obstacles as they raise funds through pledges.
The inaugural spring Wellington Warrior Challenge on June 1, 2013, also held at Mapleton Organic Dairy, saw more than 200 participants raise a total of $43,535.
For the past two years, the society has also held a fall Warrior Challenge at the Cox Creek Cellars property south of Fergus, raising more than $100,000 at the two events.
Visit www.cancer.ca/WellingtonWarriorChallenge to register a team, raise funds as a participant, or donate.
