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Cops for Cancer is a Canadian fundraising campaign held by Police departments around Canada for the cause of Childhood Cancer research .The contributions of Cops for cancer support the Canadian Cancer Society, a cancer research organization and advocacy group. Cops for Cancer is a among Canadas largest and most diverse charity organizations for more than 18 years having raised more than 42 million dollars for the cause of research and partnering social programs for families in need.

History
Cops For Cancer saw its inception in 1994 by an isolated incident; Gary Goulet, an Edmonton police officer shaved his head in symbolism with Lyle Jorgensen, a child diagnosed with cancer, Goulet's actions targeted the stigma around cancer patients after Jorgensen was being ridiculed for having a bald head, Goulet's police department joined in the movement and soon other police departments around the country joined in shaving their heads. The iconic routine of Cops For Cancer involves head shaving contests and the sharing of raising efforts by different police departments, Cops For Cancer has included survivors stories as much as it has contributed to fundraising with many of its police officers having beat Cancer.

Camp Goodtimes
in 1985, Camp good times was created by the Canadian Cancer Society in coordination with Cops For Cancer to bring together families that have children suffering from Cancer, many of the fundraising efforts have since contributed to children going to Camp Goodtimes; since its inception, it has expanded from caring for 25 children to 600 annually, Coast Capital Savings  partnered with Cops For Cancer to lead the research and administration of the camp. Camp Goodtimes is run by volunteers who work year round in different areas, camp good times runs as a summer camp, Leadership training program, a family camp and a exploration projects for the great outdoors, all volunteers are required to be certified in CPR training , as wells having a medical team which include oncologists and research fellows all recruited from the British Columbia's Children Hospital.

Pedal Of Hope
Cops for Cancer introduced the pedal of hope campaign in 2005, supported by the Peterborough police; the pedal of hop is a cycling tour that covers the area of Ontario. Taking more than 3 weeks to complete, the cycling team act as representatives for local children that are fighting cancer, with each rider carrying donations, the teams have been visiting schools across the Ontario area and gained cultural and social recognition, it has gained sponsorships with McDonalds, Asante Wealth Management, Fresh Radio 100.5 and lead to meetings with important figures like Stephen Harper. In 2019; Pedal of Hope raised more than $ 4 million dollars culminating with the breaking of a world record in 2015 for the most number of heads shaved, Pedal for Hope has gained 3 funding grants for the advancement of Cancer research; Dr. Mabbott  and Dr. Sung from the Hospital For Sick Children lead the research grants in 2012 and 2015, in 2019 Dr. Nielsen from The University Of British Columbia signed on to contribute funds and resources to the Canadian Cancer Society until 2022.

John Druce, a famous NHL player and Hockey Captain for the Washington Capital s founded the Pedal of Hope movement after his 15 year old daughter, Courtney, was diagnosed with Leukemia, for the next years Druce dedicated his time to cycling around the province with his teammates and auctioning jerseys and hockey memorabilia for Pedal of Hope and the Leukemia & Symhona Society chapter. Over the course of his fundraising efforts he lead the Pedal of Hope to beat the Guinness World record for number of head shaves, he raised more than $4 million dollars in total.

Events
in March of 2018, Paul Henderson, a retired NHL player who played for the Detroit Red Wings, lead fundraising efforts in Toronto speaking at a fundraising event for Cops For Cancer, the event featured his memorabilia and a 40th anniversary shirt of his career, started in 1972 when he first joined the Red Wings. Henderson was diagnosed with lymphoctyic lymphoma in 2009.

on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 Cops for Cancer passed the $1 million mark in fundraising efforts by the Peel Police , it had launched a march for million campaign last march by working with communities and head shave competitions.

in 2015, The University Of Toronto Scarborough partnered with Cops For Cancer as its part of its community initiative planning; including head shaving contests and social networking. Community Policing now forms a large part of the community initiatives and encourages student - Police activities.

in 2018, the Canadian Cancer Society marked a 400 km bicycle riding campaign, it marked one of the many times the RCMP collaborated to contribute to the cause of Cancer research, it crossed the Golden Horseshoe trail in Southern Ontario  and was notably sponsored by the Meridian Credit Union of which funds were given to each of the riders that decided to stop by their branch offices, the rides donations were given to the benefits of the Wheels of Hope services that aim to track and treat cancer treatment opportunities.

Tour De Rock
Tour De Rock is an offshoot campaign created from Cops For Cancer, initiated in 1998 off Gary Goulets actions, taking place across Vancouver island, tour de rock is a bicycle riding event covering more than 10, 000 km. The ride passes all communities across the island to raise awareness and recognition for the cause of childhood cancer research. Taking up 2 weeks to complete, it has been marked by the inclusion of communities and police in the race every year, In 2018, the 21st edition of the Tour De Rock was held, including Victoria Police, first responders, John De Roo, a Radio host for the The Eagle radio station, Yvonne Raymond, an anchor for CTV Vancouver island and Rob House, a principal for Spectrum community school, electing unity from students and community alike, the popularity of the tour de rock campaign has raised more than 24million dollars since its launch. in 2018, Oak bay High school, a high school located in Victoria, British Columbia ,marked it had raised $90,100 to the families of Cancer victims; the students mark an annual tradition of fundraising activities spent by spreading the word of the tour de rock campaign, it was able to send 63 children to camp good times, a camp dedicated for children with cancer and their families, as the last leg of the race the Tour De Rock culminated with a marching band celebration.

In 2019, Cops For Cancer responders in Vancouver collaborated with Canadian Blood Services to donate blood as part of the need for ongoing blood transfusions for Cancer patients.

Social Media
Chris Boddy, a Toronto Police officer is one of the majors spokespersons for Cops For Cancer, Boddy has more than 25,00 followers on Twitter and is an active social presence for public safety announcements, Boddy is considered a influential member of the Police community by his ability to build up public trust he often engages with users on social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram where he is a frequent advocate of youth volunteering and multicultural relations.

Norm Kelly held position as Toronto City Councillor and was a spokesman for Cops For Cancer campaign in Toronto, having more than 731 thousand followers on Twitter, a partner of Chris Boddy, he served as one of the hosts of the annual Yorkdale Mall head shaving contests for Cops For Cancer in 2017 and 2018.