Tis the Season for Awareness

This is a cause that is really close to my heart. For two years I've been on the committee for the local Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, and I know how much all the fundraising events and efforts mean to those who have or who are still battling breast cancer.

You may remember a shoot I did with my cousin Brittany to highlight the vulnerability of Breast Cancer. Well, to make a bigger impact, and raise some money for the Weekend to End Women's Cancers, she asked me to take photos for a calendar she and her teammates are creating. I loved it!

With Brittany's Oma taking part (a four time breast cancer survivor), it was such fun to see the ideas come into fruition and to feel like we were really getting the message across. Everyone got involved. Britt's Mom, sister, daughter, niece, uncle and even her boyfriend.

Out of the 16 photos, here are some of my favourites. Details are to follow, and I really encourage you to purchase the calendar to help with such a worthy cause.



Probably my favourite shot of the day.

Followed very closely by this one.

Recognize those adorable feet? That's Cooper! My little model and do-gooder at 3 months.






















Gorgeous Brooklyn

Finding a Cure....the Photo Shoot

This is probably the shoot that I am most proud of. It's the cause. It's the images themselves. It's this one woman who was told for the fourth time she has breast cancer. I couldn't imagine going through that so many times.

It seems Brittany has had it with the cancer coming back to make her grandmother sick year after year that she, her mother and a group of other women are doing something about it.

The team is taking part in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer, but before they can take part in the long walk, they have to raise thousands of dollars. On May 9 the team is holding a dinner and auction in hopes to raise a lot of money for Breast Cancer research. Britt wanted to do some photos to bring the message home. I think she did.

One day there will be a cure

Finding a Cure....

I am so excited to share these photos with you. My cousin is doing an amazing thing in the name of her grandmother who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer for the fourth time. Yep, you read that right.....4th time!!!!

She is raising money for breast cancer research and asked if I would take some photos of her for her big fundraising dinner.

These are only a couple of the many we took, and I'll be sure to show you all the rest once they're ready.

If you could help with the cause, it would be greatly appreciated.