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James Hinchcliffe will be back in his hometown of Toronto, Ontario on Saturday 25th October attending a fundraising charity event that's close to his heart on behalf of the Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation of Canada (WMFC - www.wmfc.ca), hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum on Bloor Street West.
The three-time Verizon IndyCar Series race winner, set to drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports from 2015 onwards, has long supported the work of WMFC as it was created by his mother, Arlene, after her own father passed away from the blood cancer.
With the Foundation created to provide information and to support those living with WM, this year's fundraiser will see the launch of the ‘Imagine A Cure' campaign with the goal of raising $1million within five years to fund more research into the disease. Currently WMFC is funding a two-year research project at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver.
Always eager to support the charity, in addition to attending next weekend's event, Hinchcliffe will also be donating several items for the evening's silent auction.
Included amongst his donations are his race suit from this year's Indy 500, where he qualified on the front-row for the second time in three seasons, as well as various race car parts and some of his own famed ‘Hinchtown Hammer Down' ale.
The WMFC charity fundraiser on Saturday October 25 starts at 7:30pm at the Bata Shoe Museum (www.batashoemuseum.ca), 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario.
Tickets can be purchased online at: www.wmfc.ca/events
James Hinchcliffe will be back in his hometown of Toronto, Ontario on Saturday 25th October attending a fundraising charity event that's close to his heart on behalf of the Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation of Canada (WMFC - www.wmfc.ca), hosted at the Bata Shoe Museum on Bloor Street West.
The three-time Verizon IndyCar Series race winner, set to drive for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports from 2015 onwards, has long supported the work of WMFC as it was created by his mother, Arlene, after her own father passed away from the blood cancer.
With the Foundation created to provide information and to support those living with WM, this year's fundraiser will see the launch of the ‘Imagine A Cure' campaign with the goal of raising $1million within five years to fund more research into the disease. Currently WMFC is funding a two-year research project at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver.
Always eager to support the charity, in addition to attending next weekend's event, Hinchcliffe will also be donating several items for the evening's silent auction.
Included amongst his donations are his race suit from this year's Indy 500, where he qualified on the front-row for the second time in three seasons, as well as various race car parts and some of his own famed ‘Hinchtown Hammer Down' ale.
The WMFC charity fundraiser on Saturday October 25 starts at 7:30pm at the Bata Shoe Museum (www.batashoemuseum.ca), 327 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario.
Tickets can be purchased online at: www.wmfc.ca/events