Since 2006, Read for the Cure has been organizing a series of literary events featuring respected Random House authors to raise funds for the Cancer Research Society’s environment-cancer research fund. During the Toronto edition of this year’s literary evenings, the Cancer Research Society honored the Organizing Committee Members of Read for the Cure, as well as Principal Partner Random House of Canada for their outstanding generosity and support over the past five years. The aim of these events is to enjoy good books and good company, while helping our researchers find a cure!

Read for the Cure is a non-profit volunteer organization, formed by passionate Canadian book lovers, to raise money for the Cancer Research Society (CRS). Members of this organization coordinate literary evenings, in close collaboration with Random House Canada, Signature Partner of this event.

Videos of Read for the Cure:

Here is an interview conducted with Randy Chan, Director of Special Promotions and Marketing at Random House of Canada, on October 5^th 2011, at the Ottawa Convention Centre, about Random House’s involvement with the Read for the Cure event:

Here is an interview conducted with Beth Allen, Co-chair of the Ottawa Committee, on October 5^th 2011, at the Ottawa Convention Centre:

Learn more about the literary evenings organized by the Read for the Cure Committee benefitting the Cancer Research Society:

Environment‑Cancer

For more than two decades, the CRS has been funding projects that explore the link between cancer and our environment.

In October 2006, the CRS broke new ground with the creation of the Environment-Cancer Fund^TM, a new initiative created to better understand cancer. The Environment-Cancer Fund^TM is dedicated to compiling a large body of scientific evidence to demonstrate how environmental factors (e.g. living and work conditions, and lifestyle choices) affect one’s risk of developing cancer. This fund also promotes a partnership approach between businesses, non-profit organizations and governments in support of scientific knowledge.

Some of the members of the Toronto Committee

For additional information about the CRS, please call Sonia Chatoyan at 514 861-9227 or toll-free at 1 888 766-2262, ext. 250.