{"id":145717,"date":"2023-03-22T11:43:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=145717"},"modified":"2023-03-22T17:08:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:08:31","slug":"community-member-and-entrepreneur-takes-on-candidacy-for-visionary-of-the-year-in-support-of-the-leukaemia-and-lymphoma-society-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/community-member-and-entrepreneur-takes-on-candidacy-for-visionary-of-the-year-in-support-of-the-leukaemia-and-lymphoma-society-of-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Entrepreneur takes on candidacy for ‘Visionary of the Year’ in support of the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the summer of 2022, member of the Knowlton community and entrepreneur Jaime Moar received a call from her medical clinic to inform her that the results were in from a biopsy that was done for a lump on her neck. With the support of her husband, Moar went to the clinic to speak with her doctor who diagnosed her with lymphoma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After multiple tests, she was specifically diagnosed with non-Hodgkin\u2019s follicular lymphoma, a blood cancer that, according to her doctor, she will have for the rest of her life. Two months later, her father was diagnosed with the same type of cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Following her diagnosis, a friend of Moar suggested that she reach out to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) to take part in a program where the organization matches diagnosed individuals with a volunteer that have a similar type of cancer. It provides people with the opportunity to share their stories and to help answer questions that others may have.<\/p>\n

Taking part in the program twice since she was diagnosed and developing that relationship with the LLSC, Moar\u2019s friend reached out to her at the end of January to ask if she wanted to be a candidate for \u201cVisionary of the Year,\u201d one of the organization\u2019s major fundraising campaigns. Not one to shy away from taking on new projects, Moar immediately said \u201cyes.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Starting March 23, Moar will be coordinating various fundraisers throughout the Knowlton and\/or Brome Lake area to raise money for the LLSC. Over the next 10 weeks, her \u201csoft goal\u201d is to raise $25,000 and her \u201cstretchy goal\u201d is $50,000, but she hopes to surpass that amount with the help of her community.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just fully on board to leap into this huge fundraising effort, which I am by no means an experienced fundraiser. I had no idea what I was getting myself into, but you know when you\u2019re just guided to say yes to something because it just feels so right? (\u2026) It just felt like the right move to make,\u201d said Moar. \u201cI\u2019ve heard that blood cancers have come so far in terms of their treatment and the hope in anyone\u2019s diagnosis. They\u2019ve come so far in the last 15 years that there\u2019s no doubt that it\u2019s going to come far in the next 15 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Moar added that by doing this fundraising \u201cwe can be a player\u201d in furthering progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cI say we because the community has already come together so strongly. We can be a player in making that move even a little faster perhaps or for the treatment to come a bit further even so that maybe the cancer that I have right now, they say I\u2019ll have it forever, maybe it won\u2019t be forever eventually. I can only move ahead in that way by taking action with this fundraiser and cultivating this hope,\u201d she told CIDI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cVisionary of the Year\u201d fundraising campaign is a competition between other candidates across Canada, but they all have the same cause at heart.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI believe there is eight or ten of us and we actually kick off on Thursday morning, March 23. We\u2019re having a kick-off at 9 a.m. where we will get to be introduced. (\u2026) Ultimately, we\u2019re all raising money for the same great cause right? So the competitive aspect helps flare things up a little bit for people,\u201d mentioned Moar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moar noted that another reason why she became a candidate was to \u201cbring some light to Knowlton or the Lac-Brome area.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI really thought it could be a way to bring some visibility to the town. I\u2019m doing these events over the next 10-week period and I just wanted the businesses to feel some of the effort from this as well,\u201d she said. \u201cI am such a supporter of other entrepreneurs and other small businesses I felt like this could go hand-in-hand with that and bring in that positivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first of her series of fundraising events will kickstart the evening of March 23 at the Knowlton Pub for a \u201cLight the Night\u201d walk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was actually suggested to me by fellow blood cancer survivor Miranda Cote that lives in Knowlton. She did a lot of fundraising for \u201cLight the Night,\u201d which is another fundraiser the LLSC does more-so in October. She said \u2018it would be fun if you almost did a little mini version of this Light the Night.\u2019 (\u2026) Paula Santerre who manages the Pub has kindly offered to collect some lanterns and lights that people can purchase and the money will go to the cause. (\u2026) I wanted to kickoff at the Pub in hopes that maybe after we can have a drink and support the Pub for that night at least,\u201d explained Moar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A silent auction will be held at the Lakeview Inn in Knowlton on March 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (bids need to be in by 8:45 p.m.), there will be a live crystal sale through the Instagram page of business Le Loom on March 30 at 6 p.m., Shane Murphy will be performing at the Thirsty Boot on April 7, there will be a dinner and auction at Le Sapin on April 22, and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the events so far. We have those four lined up to kick-off and then we\u2019ll have more in May. (\u2026) At this point we\u2019ve got a lot that we have kinda taken on. It\u2019s been a lot of work I have to say. Like I said, I didn\u2019t know what I was getting into, but it\u2019s for a great cause so I am happy to volunteer this time and energy,\u201d said Moar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To hear more about the upcoming events and how to support the LLSC listen to the full interview below:<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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