In Calgary, we are lucky to have many annual events that improve with each passing year. Such is the case with this year’s 2013 Priddis Greens Charity Classic, which raised $415,000 in support of the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
The 15th…
Prostate cancer fundraiser a real boot-slapper
Monsoon-like weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm, attendance nor dollars raised at the recent Give Prostate Cancer the Boot event held during the Millarville Rodeo Aug. 4. Hosted by the Prostate Cancer Centre (PCC), the event featured up-close rodeo, a corporate…
Canada Safeway Foundation golf classic drives for charities
A rather chilly morning did not dampen the enthusiasm — nor funds raised — at the Canada Safeway Foundation 12th Annual Charity Golf Classic held July 25 at Priddis Greens Golf and Country Club. That the event raised more than $800,000…
Nutty beer night pitches in for prostate cancer centre
Your faithful social scribe takes great pleasure in supporting myriad causes — none more so than prostate cancer. With one in seven men affected by the disease, prostate cancer is something we should all be aware of — and support…
Stealth Yoga
It’s called Stealth Yoga. It’s a yoga class designed for prostate cancer survivors.
The exercise helps the men regain their strength and flexibility by sneaking yoga in with resistance training.
Nicole Culos-Reed, PhD, a researcher with the University of Calgary…
‘Downward dog’ helps prostate cancer survivors
You won’t see any complicated head stand poses in the yoga class at the Calgary Prostate Cancer Centre. In fact, the men there don’t consider it a yoga class at all.
“This is more of a stretching, weight lifting and…
