Run for Women - Markham
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About the race
Shoppers Drug Mart Run for Women - Markham is a fundraising running event held at Millennium Park in Markham, Ontario on May 23, 2027. The event raises funds for women’s mental health programs delivered by the Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation and reports CA$496.41 raised toward a CA$95,000 fundraising goal.
The event offers multiple distance options:
- 10K
- 5K
- 1K Little Steps
Fundraising and community features associated with the event include participant donations, fundraising leaderboards, team participation and a corporate challenge. The event page shows 214 registered participants and lists title sponsorship by Shoppers Drug Mart.
Funds support clinical and group programs such as art therapy, mindfulness based stress reduction, interpersonal therapy, postpartum cognitive behavioural therapy and transitional aged youth cognitive behavioural therapy. The hospital’s Wellness Clinic opened in November 2019, adapted to virtual delivery during the pandemic, and is now returning to in-person services. In the last reported year, there were over 1,200 visits for various group therapies and over 1,300 total outpatient visits for women’s mental health and wellness services.
The event materials include information on teams, fundraising pages, volunteer roles and event-day resources. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
