Cheekily titled the Underwear Affair (run and walk), the B.C. Cancer Foundation invites people to have fun as they help to “uncover the cure” for below the waist cancers such as prostate, ovarian and colorectal. Chris Shields, a sales rep at Sutton – Premier Realty in Langley, plans to participate in the 10-km run on July 9.  His goal is to raise $10,000 through pledges and various fundraising events including his educational Homebuyers’ Boot Camp.  Admission fees to the Boot Camp are donated to the foundation and donations of $20 or more qualify attendees for a tax receipt. 

“I felt it was important to try to raise a significant amount for cancer research and treatment because so many people are affected by the disease and it is a way to honour someone I greatly respect,” he says. “John Armeneau was a Realtor in the Fraser Valley who died of colon cancer.  He was an outstanding and highly regarded Realtor who did everything he could to help develop the profession.  He was involved in different associations and worked to increase ethics in this business.”