Delta, B.C.-based Village Farms raised more than $10,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society with the Run for the Cure event.
Village Farms also took home the Pepsi Corporate Spirit Award as the top fundraising corporate team at the CIBC Run for the Cure event on Sept. 28, in Surrey, British Columbia.
The Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure is a 5k or 1k walk or run that raises funds for Canadian Cancer Society, according to a news release. It is the largest single-day, volunteer-led event in Canada in support of the breast cancer cause.
A team from Village Farms participated in the run lead by vice president and regional facility Manager of Village Farms Delta, Dirk de Jong, according to the release.
“It was really inspiring to see everyone come together, the response and support for this cause was overwhelming,” Lindsay Baldrey, Village Farms foreign worker coordinator and team captain, said in the release. “A huge thank you goes out to all the staff in our U.S. and Canada offices, as well as the packhouse and greenhouse workers, and our foreign workers who generously donated toward this important cause that we hope one day will find a cure.”
