a family-friendly event benefitting local breast cancer research
BRIGHT Run is a non-competitive 1 km/5 km walk or run held at Christie Lake Conservation Area, on the first Saturday after Labour Day.
Join us for our 19th annual BRIGHT Run!
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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Win 2 round-trip tickets of your choice
Fundraise a minimum of $200 by Friday, Sept. 11 for a chance to win 2 round-trip tickets anywhere Porter Airlines flies.
Approximate prize value: $3,000
Welcome to BRIGHT Run!
Here is what you need to know and what makes BRIGHT so special:
- Every participant raised dollar goes entirely and directly to fund local breast cancer research in Hamilton
- 100% volunteer powered (no paid staff)
- 24 research projects have been funded so far (2 new ones in 2025)
- 1700 participants and 200 volunteers attended the 2025 event
- Community Partners cover all organizing and hosting expenses
- ELECTRIC | INSPIRING | EXCITING | FUN | ENERGIZING
Why BRIGHT Run Matters
A Q&A with Tracy, Community Branch and Strategic Outreach Specialist with HMECU.
Our fundraising goal this year is $500,026!
So far we’ve raised $64,437 of $500,026! That’s 13% of the total!
It is never too early or too late to make a donation and support breast cancer research.
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Our fundraising goal this year is $500,026!
So far we’ve raised $64,437 of $500,026! That’s 13% of the total!
It is never too early or too late to make a donation and support breast cancer research.
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PROJECTS
BRIGHT Run has funded 24 breast cancer research projects each ranging in value between $50,000 and $100,000. Here are some of the projects your donations have funded to date.
Re-purposing clinical sequencing data for broader breast cancer susceptibility profiling.
Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among Canadian women. Most deaths occur because the cancer spreads to other parts of the body. Catching breast cancer early, before it spreads, can greatly improve treatment outcomes and save lives. Genetic...
Contralateral breast radiation to prevent contralateral breast cancer in BRCA1/2 carriers
Women with inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations face a high risk of developing breast cancer in both breasts. When diagnosed with cancer in one breast, many women choose breast-conserving therapy (lumpectomy followed by radiation) instead of removing both breasts....
Post-Mastectomy Body Image Concerns
Women with breast cancer can often experience concerns about how their body looks after surgery to remove one or both breasts. Changes in physical appearance can be very distressing, and can negatively impact a person’s mental health, relationship with others, and...
Decoding the Function of Kaiso
Breast cancer remains the most common cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide, and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), is a very aggressive type of breast cancer with no specific treatment. TNBC is most common in young Black women for unknown reasons. The primary...
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