Katherine Brown - Edmonton, Alberta
Katherine Brown has been selected to win a $5,000 Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund award for her CommuniCancer web site where people newly diagnosed with cancer can connect to others in a similar situation and to cancer survivors. Katherine created the site when her mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer,

and went looking for an online resource to help her cope. Full story...



Sharon Thurston - St Anicet, Quebec
Sharon Thurston has been selected to win a $5,000 Avon Hello Tomorrow fund award for “the Betty Riel Fund,” a local volunteer project that raises money to help transport cancer patients to their appointments.

Transportation is provided by S.A.B.E.C. (services d’accompagnement bénévole et communautaires) which helps patients in 13 municipalities an hour or more from their treatment centre go to their appointments without having to worry about finding someone to drive them. Full story...



Donna Holmes and Jane Stacey - Kitchener, Ontario
Donna Holmes and Jane Stacey have been selected to win a $5,000 Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund award for their project,“Your Journey Through Breast Cancer.” In conjunction with the Waterloo-Wellington

Breast Centre for Women, their project will create an online and printed pictorial tool that includes all the necessary information for women dealing with breast cancer.This resource will help ensure that all women in the region will have access to the exemplary standard of care provided by the regional cancer services and support programs. Full story...



Johanne Robitaille Manouvrier - Lac Brome, Quebec
Johanne Robitaille Manouvrier has been selected to win a $5,000 Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund award for her project “The Inner Path to Healing.” Hello Tomorrow funding will allow Johanne to publish her book “Notre pouvoir de guérison” in English (The Inner Path to

Healing). Johanne’s book describes her path to healing her own breast cancer and suggests a three-level model of recovery: physical, emotional and spiritual. Full story...



Amy Baker - Saint John,
New Brunswick
Amy Baker has been selected to win a $5,000 Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund award for her “In Her Shoes” project that will serve as a tribute to her mentor Mildred and raise funds for breast cancer

research. Says Amy, “Mildred Urquart Cain was like a grandmother to me and served as an inspiration to myself and many others.” Full story...



Kimberley Dick - Hamilton, Ontario
Kimberley Dick has been selected to win a $5,000 Avon Hello Tomorrow Fund award for her “Hats of Hope” project to help spread the belief that every woman is beautiful. By bringing sewing machines and fabric to local hospitals and hospices, “Hats of Hope”

will allow patients undergoing chemotherapy to design their own hats. After each patient selects her fabric and style, a customized hat will be sewn for her on the spot. Full story...