RIMS Canada Conference 2007 – Annual Fun Run/Walk

A flock of runners and walkers stretched and breathed in the ocean air before charging through Point Pleasant Park in support of the McGannon Foundation’s 4th Annual Fun Run/Walk, sponsored by FM Global, with participants’ gift bags donated by CIAA, and held at “Halifax Beacons 2007.”

Thirty-six runners and walkers laced up their shoes. Those with the quickest feet were: Ante Petricevic (1st place, male runner); Drew Kilback (1st place, male runner over 40); and Theresa McMullen (1st place, female runner). McMullen was followed closely by Holly Lister.

Wayne Snow proved to be the quickest male walker and Elizabeth Condax the quickest female walker.

The Fun Run/Walk, organized by McGannon Foundation board member Joe Hardy, raised $2,000. The contest is one of several sources of support for the Foundation. This year the annual SARIMS golf tournament raised more than $21,000, noted board chair Joseph Restoule.

Last year, with the support of perpetual donors, additional donations and $2,500 from the Calgary Fun Run, the Foundation raised more than $84,000, increasing the fund to approximately $450,000. Six scholarships were awarded in 2006; to date, a total of 12 scholarships have been handed out.

Restoule also announced the launch of a new program, ‘The McGannon Student Involvement Program,’ which will be unveiled at the RIMS Canada Conference, Toronto 2008. The Foundation will sponsor worthy students enrolled in post-secondary risk management programs, so that they may attend the conference, Restoule said. “Each student will be paired up with a mentor to guide them through the conference and help them to make new connections in the industry,” he said.

Restoule said the foundation also donated another $5,000 to Junior Achievement (JA) of Ontario, a nonprofit organization that helps high school students learn about the business world through hands-on seminars. •

McGannon Foundation Board (from left): • Joe Hardy, Mark Roberton, Wayne Snow, Joe Restoule, George Simpson and Nowell Seaman, Absent: Diane Wolfson and Ashley Monaghan