Trent Morrow is a 34 year old from Australia’s beachside suburb of Bondi Beach. He looks like a regular guy, but he has a secret identity…Marathon Man! Marathon Man has many super powers, one of which is the ability to face the most harsh extremes on the planet the Sahara Desert. The Marathon des Sables is a 243km event held over 6 days through the Sahara in temperatures up to 50 degrees and is considered as the "toughest footrace on earth". These unbearable extremes are no match for Marathon Man who also uses his super powers fund raising to rescue children in Africa suffering from the devastating disease known as ‘Noma’. We meet up with Marathon Man as he was saving a falling school bus full of children in Toronto. Luckily Dave had his camera so we could capture this courageous real life super hero in action!! If you’d like to help Trent support his noble cause the Facing Africa Charity you can be hero too!
Extra!! Extra!! Marathon Man saves the day as a school bus of children falls from the sky!
This hero is changing the lives of children one marathon at a time…
Some of you may be aware of our strong support of charities here in Toronto and worldwide. We got this letter yesterday from the organizers of Imagine a Cure for Leukemia and wanted to share it with you. You may remember reading our blog entry last month on the event.
Dear David,
We hope you are having a great summer!
One of the great pleasures at Imagine A Cure for Leukemia is acknowledging the generous support of people like you.
We are thrilled to announce that this year we raised $112,000 for Leukemia research.
As you may already know, recent advances in treatment have been nothing short of amazing. The result is longer survival rates, better quality of life and many smaller steps that together, bring us closer to a cure!
All of us at Imagine A Cure for Leukemia are truly grateful for the contributions we received from the business community. With so many worthy organizations and causes, we truly appreciate that you chose us. That’s why we wanted to let you know about our overall fundraising success. Please feel free to visit our website to see pictures of our June 7th fundraising event at www.imagineacureforleukemia.com/2007photos.php
We’re also excited to let you know that the date for our 3rd annual event is now set for Thursday May 29, 2008 at the Captiol Event Theatre. It will feature fabulous Jazz Music, a silent auction and great food.
With sincere gratitude we thank you for participating in imagining a cure for Leukemia with us.
In good health and happiness,
Nara Abrams and Jennifer Shulman
Directors
I always enjoy being out photographing special events. This is doubly true when it’s an event like “Imagine a Cure for Leukemia” (previous post), which is aimed at raising both awareness of such causes, and financial support for further research.
The night was HUGE – a great turn out – everyone was in a great mood, and the energy in the Capitol theatre was a buzz. These first few shots are of the silent Auction that was held. There was some awesome stuff in there – including 4 signed hockey jerseys!
As you can see, the winner of the Sundin jersey was STOKED!!
Big Hair played for most of the night – they were AWESOME. They do wall to wall 80′s music. I was in my element!
Toward the end of the night, everyone got dairy queen icecreams which created some cool photoops for a studio setup we did.
If you’d like to see more shots from the event, check them out here.
Looking for photographic coverage for a charitable event, please contact us.
Did you know that approximately one in every 65 men and women will develop Leukemia in their lifetime?
That’s a scary fact.
Imagine A Cure for Leukemia are hosting their 2nd annual fund raiser to increase awareness of this valuable cause on June 7th.
We are proud to sponsor this cause by providing photography during the event, as well as offering a family portrait session in the silent auction.
It’s just one of the ways we give back to the community.
If you’re able to make it along to the event, we’d love to see you there, and who knows, you might be the winning bidder for our family portraits!
The gift certificate you’ll receive if you’re are the winning bidder in the silent auction : )
If you’d like to donate any items to this charity, please contact Nara via their website.
If you’re looking for photographic coverage for a charitable event, please contact us. Thanks : )
UPDATE:
A friend of mine just sent me this :
I just checked out your blog, here’s the latest in leukemia. the guy that did the research is *amazingly* talented and probably benefited from the kind of fundraising that you’re supporting.
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/04/27/leukemia-stem-cells.html
Thanks for the link Heidi.
We’ve been fortunate recently to shoot several fund raising events for the Canadian Liver Foundation. One of these was “Boxing in the Ballroom” down at the Liberty Grand. We got some wonderful shots of the boxers during their pre-fight preparations. Enjoy.
