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Light Up the Runway becomes wind beneath Hospice’s wings Written By SCOTT TAYLOR It's the runway you get to walk on without feeling like you're in the middle of a Mission: Impossible movie fleeing jets and bad guys. In fact, walking on this runway might be the most relaxing thing you'll do all day. Light Up the Runway, hosted by the Brampton Flight Centre and in support of Bethell Hospice, will take place Aug. 2. The evening's goal, aside from raising much-needed funds for the hospice, is a relaxing social milieu of music, good food and an amble down the darkened 3,500-ft. runway, which will be lined from one end to the other with candles. “People start coming in around 7:30 at night,” said Brampton Flight Centre financial controller Daphne Parsons, who is also the event co-ordinator. “We're going to have musical entertainment by the Caledon Concert Band, we have a complimentary barbeque for every participant. That will be manned by the Brampton Rotary Club, but (the Flight Centre) is donating the food and we're looking for corporate sponsorships to help with that.” Participants will enjoy music and food and — hopefully — the continuation of a five-year trend of pleasant weather, while mingling with each other. At about 9:30 p.m., the group will be led to one end of the main runway, at which time all the lights will be turned off, leaving the long rows of more than 200 candles on each side to guide the crowd down the runway. Parsons said it's a beautiful sight to behold. “At the end of the runway, we usually have a surprise we do with the candles to make it a really great event and fundraiser as well as a social event for many people in the community. Many people have had loved ones at Bethell, and when they reflect on Bethell and what they did for their loved ones it's always 100 percent positive.” Parsons said she first became aware of Bethell Hospice through an acquaintance. “A friend of a friend introduced me to the place because she actually had someone who spent her last days there. I was given a tour and I had just never seen anything like it before. The attention to detail, the personal care that they give, not only to the person with the terminal illness, but also the family and friends who are there dealing with the situation they find themselves in. It's all done with so much compassion and such dedication, but at the same time they try to take some of that stress away by bringing a little bit of lightheartedness to it.” Parsons said only about 60 percent of the funding for Bethell comes from the government. It's community initiatives like this that strive to make up the difference. So far, the Brampton Flight Centre has raised more than $100,000 through Light Up the Runway. There's still time to sign up as a team or as a single. There will also be door prizes and each participant will be given a swag bag. For more information, visit bhf.akaraisin.com. |
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