Evan donating $13,320.00 to Val Figliuzzi, President of the Kids with Cancer Foundation, to go towards funding the Children's Therapeutic Music Program for the Stollery Hospital.
After four year old Evan Wallace spent four-and-a-half months in the Stollery Children’s Hospital waiting for a bone marrow match to be confirmed, the news that her family, along with their extended family, friends, and community have been waiting for has arrived.
“We knew we had a strong possible match before Christmas, and then a week after the New Year we were told we had two.
Instead of focusing on raising funds, this year’s Vikings in the Streets festival will be geared towards bringing the community together to celebrate its Scandinavian heritage and, according to organizers, “just having fun.”
This is the second year for the festival is set for June 22, 23 and 24.