Cure seekers

Fun event to raise funds for Cancer Society

Ready or not, here Shannon MacLean comes. The “chronic volunteer,” as she describes herself, is seeking 25 to 30 teams to sign up for a new fundraiser she’s co-ordinating in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.

The event, Hide-n-Seek for a Cure, is modelled after the childhood game with a few adaptations.

Having been previously involved with the Relay for Life for 11 years, she took a step back from the event, but still wanted to continue fundraising for the Cancer Society’s programs and research. She considered selling daffodils or doing a doorto-door campaign, but ended up creating a large event plan instead and a goal to raise $30,000.

“That’s how her brain works,” team co-ordinator Chasity Chennell said during an interview about the event.

MacLean admits it’s “not (her) style to sit along the sidelines,” the idea for the event having formed in her head after something she saw on social media.

“I wanted something that has not been done before. I wanted something that would appeal not only to the youth, but to those that are young at heart,” she said.

Teams will register into one of four categories: youth (under

18); community (members affiliated with a community organization); corporate (teams under a business name); and family and friends (a mixture of youth and adults who do not fit the other categories).

Throughout the one-day event on Sept. 30 at Splatz Paintball in Salt Springs, teams will participate in a giant game of hide and seek while collecting points, with the winning

team being crowned the “Cure Seekers” at the end of the day. Among the ways the teams earns points is by fundraising before the event.

The teams can have four or five people, with a registration fee of $20 each.

“Why isn’t it important?” MacLean says in response to why it’s significant for her to raise money for the cancer society. She names off people in her life who have been affected by

cancer, including Carlton Munroe, the executive director of Glasgow Square and the New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee who was diagnosed several months ago.

“That really sealed it for me that I was going to move forward with the event,” she said.

MacLean is encouraging people to sign up early and noted they are in need of volunteers and corporate sponsors.

AMANDA JESS/THE NEWS Organizers of Hide-n-Seek for a Cure are preparing for an information and registration launch on May 2, 6 p.m., at NSCC where they’ll explain and sign people up for their new event. Pictured from the left are Chasity Chennell, team co-ordinator, with...