Ottawa Marathon

Earlier this year, ING crossed the finish line once again as sponsor of the Ottawa Marathon. At the same time, they broke through another finish line — the one ending the WICC (Women in Insurance Cancer Crusade) Challenge. For the past four years, WICC and ING Insurance joined forces to challenge brokers, employees and others in the industry to raise money for cancer research. Each year, many took the challenge and ran with it. Almost Cdn$64,000 was raised in 2008, bringing the four-year total to more than Cdn$200,000. “Our sincerest thanks for all of you who collectively raised pledges for the 2008 ING Ottawa Marathon,” said WICC executive director Lyna Newman. “Your commitment, energy and enthusiasm is overwhelming.” ING Durham’s regional vice president Tracy Laughlin (who initiated the province-wide challenge) added: “We didn’t know what to expect when we started the challenge four years ago. The response from our staff and brokers has been absolutely amazing. We are extremely proud of what we’ve accomplished.” KRG Insurance Brokers was the winner of this year’s challenge between teams. Their nine-person team raised Cdn$18,221. One hundred per cent of the money raised will go directly to fund cancer research projects sanctioned by the Canadian Cancer Society.