A Day Late and A Dollar Short

Event Details

A Day Late and A Dollar Short

WHERE

Benvoulin Church

WHEN

Sunday, November 27, 2011 

TIME

1pm-3pm

A Day Late and A Dollar Short, the Okanagan's own Bluegrass Band of the Year, will be performing Benvoulin Church on Sunday November 27th!

David McGuire experienced brain injury in 2005 and was told he would never walk again - but he is running a 'marathon a day' across Canada in support of brain injury awareness. So come out and see a great bluegrass band and help support Davin and A Run to Remember!

Please help support their cause by purchasing a ticket to this event. Get yours today by calling 250-768-3233, online at www.braintrustcanada.com or visiting the Braintrust Canada office located at 11-368 Industrial Ave.

About A Run to Remember:

David McGuire was told he may never walk again...so he is running a marathon a day for brain injury instead! David sustained a brain injury in 2005, and although he was advised by medical staff that he may never walk again, he started running...and completed his first marathon in 2006, a year after his brain injury! David's life changed dramatically after brain injury, and he wants to bring awareness to this cause by running across Canada! He is running from St. John's, Newfoundland to Victoria BC.

David is working with BrainTrust Canada, a non-profit organization involved in national injury prevention strategies. The net proceeds of the run will create a legacy fund to promote brain injury prevention and develop new support strategies for people living with brain injury in Canada.

Brain injury has been labeled an epidemic and is the greatest cause of death and disability under 45, surpassing cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other causes. Over 170,000 Canadians incur brain injury each year - that's 483 people per day, or one every 3 minutes...the good news is that up to 90% of traumatic injuries are preventable - PREVENTION is the cure. AWARENESS is the

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