June 12, 2024

Run for Women raises $165,000 in support of Women’s Mental Health and Addictions Care at St. Joe’s

This past Sunday, over 1,300 participants, donors, sponsors, store owners and associates came together for the Hamilton edition of the Shoppers Drug Mart® Run for Women! Together, you raised more than $165,000 to support women’s mental health and addiction care here at St. Joe’s and we couldn’t be more grateful!  

It was a touch-and-go weekend for weather, but the sun shone brightly on the beach strip at Confederation Park that morning! Thanks to all our participants, including our littlest participants, our 5k walkers and runners, and our 10k runners who all went the distance to support St. Joe’s. Of course, events like this can’t happen without the support of an army of event planners and volunteers, too!  

The funds raised will help St. Joe’s to provide compassionate, stigma-free care for women of all ages through the programs and services offered at our Women’s Health Concerns Clinic, Seniors’ Mental Health Program, Youth Wellness Centre, Anxiety Research & Treatment Clinic, Young-Adult Substance Use Program, and Womankind Addiction Centre. So that no matter what brings someone to our doors, the expert team here at St. Joe’s will be ready to help. 

View photos from this year’s event on our Facebook page

Special thanks to: 

  • Community Champion, Tonia Jahshan 
  • 5k route sponsor, Scarfone Hawkins LLP   
  • Lead event sponsor, Shoppers Drug Mart® 
  • Our top fundraisers: Team JoJo’s Joggers, Team Tiercon, Alana Jickling and Danielle Pacenza.  

A big thank you to Shoppers Drug Mart® for their unwavering support of St. Joe’s. Over the past seven years, our Hospital has been so grateful to be the beneficiary of this incredible event. Together, we are making great strides towards making sure every woman has access to the mental health and addictions care she may need close to home.  

Join us at the 2025 Run for Women. Registration is now open

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