Femsport pledging support of women’s breast health
For yet another year, the ladies of Femsport are going to be showing off their impressive athletics at their annual competition here in Moose Jaw, proving again that there’s nothing quite like girl power.
The competition this year will take over Cordova St. on Aug. 24 and will feature a number of categories: kettlebell lifts, tire flip, an obstacle medley, car push, and more. Each event will see competitors put their hard work to the test, muscling through each event throughout the day.
Spectators are more than welcome, as nothing feels better than a crowd cheering for your success, and organizers hope to see some charitableness to go along with the enthusiasm.
This year, the event will be urging donations to the Moose Jaw Health Foundation’s Mammography Matters campaign, who will have a booth at the competition and will be raffling off an Apple Watch donated by two local businesses.
The event itself is hosted by Main Street Strength and Conditioning, although it owes its connection to the Health Foundation’s fundraising project to one local member who feels strongly about this year’s campaign. Sherry Robart approached the MJHF to be the title cause at Femsport Moose Jaw this year, as she is a breast cancer survivor and can speak to the good that the Mammography Matters campaign will do for the community.
After a double mastectomy in 2018 and completing a Spartan Race, Robart decided to join Lisa McLeod and Shauna Anderson on their Femsport team, the Rack Pack, to take part in her first Femsport event. “Knowing [Femsport] was a fairly big challenge for me, I thought that if I’m going to do this to myself, somebody might as well benefit out of this,” said Robart. “So I started thinking about doing some sort of fundraising to go with it.”
Robart has been affected by breast cancer for a large portion of her life — her mother was diagnosed and was a 38-year survivor — and immediately took note of the Mammography Matters campaign because early detection is so important for cancer success stories. “[My mom is] a true cancer survivor and I’ve always been very proud of her. And now that I’ve gone through the journey, I really would like to avoid as many other women going through it that can,” said Robart.
She is looking forward to competing, and hopes to see everyone having a good time while raising money for a good cause.
Kelly McElree, executive director at the MJHF, is honoured to have the support of Femsport for their campaign.
McElree estimates the Mammography Matters campaign has raised about 40 per cent of its ultimate goal of $375,000 so far, and said every donation is greatly appreciated in the quest to bring updated mammography technology to Moose Jaw.
The event itself is entirely admission-free and will start at 10:30 a.m. Femsport and the MJHF invite everyone to come down and take in some impressive exhibits of strength, agility, and determination, and to consider supporting the Mammography Matters campaign.