Some of the Canadian Rugby WomenB次元官网网址檚 Sevens players will be taking the pitch in Langford with brightly coloured hair this weekend.
The team is taking part in the Colour to Conquer fundraising campaign, in support of the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation and world-leading cancer research.
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A Canadian Rugby WomenB次元官网网址檚 Sevens team member, Sara Kaljuvee, is an honourary chair with the initiative. She lost her mother to cancer when she was 22, eight months before going to the 2016 summer Olympic Games.
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When Kaljuvee was 12, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. She battled it for 10 years and passed away from breast cancer which had spread to become bone and brain cancer as well.
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This is the second year that Kaljuvee is part of the campaign. Last year, she dyed her hair bright pink ahead of the Langford sevens series. She said she saw many people in the crowd who dyed their hair in support of the cause as well.
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This year, sheB次元官网网址檒l be in the HSBC World Rugby WomenB次元官网网址檚 Sevens with silvery-blue hair.
Kaljuvee said the bright-coloured hair is a great conversation starter as well, and helps spread the word about the cause.
According to the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, nearly one in two Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, making cancer one of the leading causes of death in Canada and world-wide.
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Kaljuvee said she hopes to see more people in the crowd this weekend with their hair coloured.
The Canadian WomenB次元官网网址檚 Rugby Sevens has created a team page on the Colour to Conquer website to raise funds. Their fundraising goal is $5,000 and they are already 26 per cent of the way there.
The team will be fundraising for the month of May and donations can be made at . Individual team players also have their own fundraising pages that can be accessed from the same site.
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