New Ways to Spread the CFPC Message - Facebook

I was recently told about Facebook's "Create a Group" Option. A half hour's work resulted in a brand new medium for getting the word out. If you are a facebook user, Click Here , join us and spread the news about our climb this way.

Wilderness 1st Aid With Fraser Valley Team

Fraser Valley Climb for prostate cancer team complete Red Cross wilderness first course. Thank you to Christine our course instructor and the Chilliwack Leisure center our sponsor for the course.

Hans Van Roos joined several members of the CFPC team at the Rotary Breakfast on February 13th. Hans is an avid hiker and one of the leaders of the Chilliwack Outdoors Club. He has also been very helpful and supportive to several of the CFPC members over the years in his capacity as salesman for Vedder Mountain Field Supplies.
All of this is made more poignant by the fact that Hans is currently undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. His courage as he battles the disease was made evident by his willingness to come to the breakfast and offer some advice to the audience. We will be thinking particularly of Hans as we climb Mt. Aconcagua.

Thank You Leisure Chilliwack- Training Begins!

The CFPC team has started core training in preparation for the Climb.

I would like to extend a special thank you on behalf of the team to the Chilliwack leisure center for their on-going support.

We appreciate your top notch facility to include the pool, trainers and weight rooms.

THANK YOU LaureLee

Dr Cox Visit Chilliwack Rotary Breakfast

Associate Professor, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia
Senior Scientist, The Vancouver Prostate Centre, Vancouver Coastal health Research Institute

B.Sc. Zoology, Auburn University, AL 1982
M.Sc. Zoology, Auburn University, AL 1985
Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of North Carolina, NC 1991
PDF. Microbiology, University of Virginia, VA


Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men. The cause of this disease is unknown. Dr. Michael Cox is a molecular and cellular biologist who earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of North Carolina who began his work in prostate cancer at the University of Virginia. His research program is dedicated to understanding how prostate cancer initiates and progresses and to finding ways of halting advanced disease progression. Dr. Cox’s research is funded by the Terry Fox Foundation, National Cancer Institute of Canada, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Hospital Foundation and the British Columbia Foundation for Prostate Disease. His work focuses on early genetic changes in prostate cells, how resulting tumor cells respond to growth factors in the presence or absence of testosterone and these cellular changes allow prostate tumor cells to utilize these growth factors to aid development of testosterone independence. With colleagues at the University of British Columbia, he is developing antisense and small molecule drug strategies that decrease the responsiveness of tumor cells to growth factors and has shown that prostate cancer cells treated in this way are more sensitive to testosterone deprivation or treatment with other chemotherapies; first steps in developing effective treatments for patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Liesure Centre Sponsored Wilderness First Aid Course

Hi All,

The Chilliwack Landing Liesure Centre sponsored Wilderness First Aid Course will take place on;

March 27th, 5PM to 9PM, March 28th 8AM to 5PM and March 29th 8AM to 5PM. For those of you who will attend and have Outlook please mark your calendars for these dates. This will also be added to our Team Calendar. Further information will be posted here as we receive it.

Location of Training:

Chilliwack Landing Liesure Centre
Upstairs in the Meeting room beside the Gym.
Unit #1 - 9145 Courbould Street, Chilliwack, V2P 4A7

Call me if you have any questions: 604 792-9029

Rockin in the New Year

My band, Head Over Heels, played a gala New Years Eve Dance at the Chilliwack Rainbow Country Inn and the hotel allowed me to set up a CFPC display table. I brought my Imac in and set up the PPT slideshow to loop continuously through the night with a few slides that invited viewers to "talk to the drummer for further information about the CFPC".
I had one gentleman, John Mossinkoff (the lead singer's dad) approach me about doing fundraising for us in the new year. He was very enthusiastic and I think he will be a powerful addition to the network.
Several others were watching the PPT and took brochures from the display table....its a start!
To see the band click here. If anyone wants to set up some events that include live music, contact me at aults@yahoo.com
Happy New Year, Team Aconcagua