Terra Marketing Group is proud to announce that their CEO and other colleagues ran for the cure on Oct 3, 2010. They joined more than 170 000 people across Canada, who ran to support breast cancer research and awareness.
(1888PressRelease) October 13, 2010 - Alberta, CA - As part of their ongoing philanthropic efforts, members of Terra Marketing Group participated in the 2010 CIBC Run for the Cure in Edmonton on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010.
"We know that breast cancer is one of the greatest concerns affecting our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends," Jennifer, a company spokesman said. "We want to do whatever we can to help offer them hope that this disease can, in our lifetime, become a thing of the past.
The announcement was made at www.terramarketinggroupevents.com, a site launched earlier this month to release information about Terra Marketing Group that is in addition to their corporate website.October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Run For The Cure is a nationwide event to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. More than 10,000 people participated in the Edmonton Event and more than 170,000 people participated in similar events in most major Canadian cities.
"We were proud of the turn out at the events," Jennifer said. "This is a great way to raise awareness for the foundation. It was also a lot of fun."
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation works to find better treatment methods, ways to prevent breast cancer and eventually to find a cure. They are also involved in any number of breast cancer awareness programs. More than 23,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in Canada in 2010 alone.
The Terra Marketing Group team raised a total of $31,000 on Sunday, more than any other team in Edmonton. At the end of the race, their CEO was asked to address the crowd and thank them for their participation.
"We were proud at the incredible turn out at our local event," Jennifer said. "It shows that the people of Canada are ready, willing and able to take on breast cancer. It may be a long fight that looms ahead of us, but it is a fight that we will win."
Terra Marketing Group is an Alberta-based Internet marketing company that has achieved prominence for its high rate of growth since its lauch in 2009. The company makes money by trying to improve the product and service offerings of emerging online industries. It identifies weaknesses in the current products and services being offered, creates better versions of them and then seeks to dominate those industries.
"We are very happy that we are able to make an impact in our industries," Jennifer said. "Now we also want to make an impact in the fight against breast cancer.