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The Goal

To swim from Grand Beach to Gimli, Manitoba. The distance is about 26km but may be a bit further depending on the skill level of my trusted navigator, Rene Bourbonnais.

Why?

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of my stem cell transplant for Non-Hodkins Lymphoma and raise money for The Alberta Cancer Foundation and the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation.

I was first diagnosed with NHL in 1999 and treated with Chemotherapy in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Health Sciences Centre. Things went well and I was cancer free for 20 years and then I had a reoccurrence in 2019. On January 10th, 2020 I underwent a stem cell transplant at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, Alberta and here we are 5 years later!

Funds are continuously needed for the vital research and the next breakthrough. I hope to raise money with this swim to help continue the good work of research against all forms of cancer.

CancerCare Manitoba Foundation is the only organization exclusively fundraising for CancerCare Manitoba. While CancerCare Manitoba works in partnership with Manitoba Health, some programs and services may not be eligible for government funding. CancerCare Manitoba Foundation raises funds to bridge this gap and help deliver the best research, patient care, treatment and support for all Manitobans and their families living with cancer.

The swim attempt is planned for late July or early August 2025. Training is progressing but still a lot of laps left to get in.

Thank you for visiting my page and your support!

Jonathon Fenton

Thanks for visiting Healing Minds, Healing Bodies – Yoga for the Cure!

In the last 10 years two of my close family members have been diagnosed with Cancer. As most of the population, we’ve all been touched by someone we love fighting this disease.

I am hoping to share my love of yoga for a good cause.

A potion of proceeds will be donated to CancerCare Manitoba Foundation.

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