{"id":7565,"date":"2014-06-27T17:33:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T00:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=7565"},"modified":"2014-06-27T17:38:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T00:38:28","slug":"7565","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?p=7565","title":{"rendered":"Chinese community&#8217;s Track Days for Charity raises funds for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7569\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/?attachment_id=7569\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7569\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7569\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7569\" alt=\"Track Day for Charity Steering Committee Chair, (from left) Regina Chan, and vice-chair, Pius Chan, presented the donation to Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation\u2019s senior manager, Jennifer Atkinson and Chinese Community Ambassador, Claudia Lau.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TrackDayforCharityChequePresentation_June26-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TrackDayforCharityChequePresentation_June26-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.westerndriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TrackDayforCharityChequePresentation_June26-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Track Day for Charity Steering Committee Chair, (from left) Regina Chan, and vice-chair, Pius Chan, presented the donation to Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation\u2019s senior manager, Jennifer Atkinson and Chinese Community Ambassador, Claudia Lau.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The second annual of Track Day for Charity, which took place on June 15, 2014, raised $13,500 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Regina Chan, founder and committee chair of Track Day for Charity, the first Chinese Community fundraising event for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, was extremely proud and excited at the 35 per cent increase in proceeds donated to the foundation in the event\u2019s second year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to create a unique event to fundraise for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation,\u201d said Chan. \u201cTrack Day for Charity allowed the participating drivers to advance their driving and handling skills with professional race car instructors and discover the maximum performance of the vehicle on a track, [while having] fun at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the launch of its Chinese program in January 2013, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation has been actively providing breast health information and services in the Chinese community using Chinese language, and in a culturally appropriate manner.<\/p>\n<p>Track Day for Charity took place at Mission Raceway Park.<\/p>\n<p>For event information and to participate in the 2015 event, please visit <a title=\"blocked::http:\/\/www.trackdayforcharity.com\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trackdayforcharity.com\">www.trackdayforcharity.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second annual of Track Day for Charity, which took place on June 15, 2014, raised $13,500 for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. 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