AMA Horticulture named sponsor of Virtual Brain Tumour Walk

KINGSVILLE — A.M.A. Horticulture Inc. has been announced as the national sponsor for the first ever Virtual Brain Tumour Walk with the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada (BTFC).

A.M.A. has been supporting the BTFC since 2003 through the sales of Al’s Flower Pouch, after the company’s co-managing director, Rick Bradt, was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

To date, more than $100,000 has been donated to BTFC through the sales of Al’s Flower Pouch.

This year’s Brain Tumour Foundation walk will be virtual, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will be held on June 27.

On that date, every time you use the hashtag #VitrualBrainTumourWalk, A.M.A wil donate 27 cents to the Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada.

Participants can walk from wherever they are in the world.

Opening ceremonies will be hosted by Canadian broadcast legend, Alan Cross. He will kick things off at 12 noon EST on Facebook Live. The half-hour ceremony will be shared from coast-tocoast and will feature live video check-ins from survivors and volunteers across the country. Participants are encouraged to share their activity online with the hashtag #VirtualBrainTumourWalk.

Rick and Connie Bradt pose with Al’s Flower Pouch at the 2017 Brain Tumour Walk.

“Since my own brain tumour diagnosis, I’ve felt that getting information into patients’ hands is important,” says Rick Bradt. “We’re proud of our partnership that has already raised more than $100,000 to connect Canadians with resources that help them on their brain tumour journey.”

We are excited to be the first ever hashtag sponsor for the Brain Tumour Walk and hope that everyone who uses the #VirtualBrainTumour- Walk hashtag feels our support as they take steps to see an end to the disease on June 27, 2020.”

To register yourself or your team for the 2020 Virtual Brain Tumour Walk, visit www.braintumourwalk.ca.