BEACH & ASSOCIATES 6TH ANNUAL ST. BALDRICK’S EVENT, MARCH 21, 2013

Beach & Associates hosted their 6th Annual St. Baldrick’s event on Thursday Mar. 21, raising spirits, hope and funds towards childhood cancer research. Beach & Associates has been proud to be part of this event since 2007, then president Jonathan Beach raised over $50k to shave his head at an event in New York. In 2008, Beach & Associateswere the first group to organize an event in Canada – and including this year’s event, $390k in funds has been raised in support of St. Baldrick’s. In Canada, St. Baldrick’s has partnered with the Childhood Cancer Canada Foundation –Canada’s leading foundation dedicated entirely to the fight against childhood cancer. Childhood Cancer Canada’s mandate is to raise funds for research, and to provide support and programming for children with cancer and their families. On March 21, the following individuals participated and together raised $65,000 towards childhood cancer: Lisa Rutherford – Beach & Associates; Chris Rain – Arch Canada; John Brienesse – LIU Canada; Ken Mok – Guy Carpenter; Erick Carreon – Swiss Re; John Tung – AXIS Canada. Special thanks to Lisa Rutherford who surpassed her goal of $35,000 and is now the reigning female St. Baldrick’s top fundraiser in Canada!