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The Grant Thornton 5k Run in Colour event raised more than $75,000 for the Kelowna General Hospital Foundation Saturday morning.
This is the second year of the event which brought out more than 800 runners and 150 volunteers.
The $75,000 goes towards the new Interior Heart and Surgical Centre, which is currently under construction.
"It should open next fall," said Chandel Christie, annual programs officer for the KGH Foundation and one of the event organizers. "Grant Thornton coming on board with a $30,000 sponsorship really started us of on a good foot."
"It's a great community effort."
Christie said they chose the run in colour idea because it was a fun way to get families of all ages involved.
The runners started off dressed mostly in white, but every kilometre of the five-kilometre run, they were doused with a different powdered colour.
"By the end, they're tye-dyed," she said.
Fiona Warren came out in her wedding dress for the event. Her husband Trevor said they like to support charities and doing this run was their son's idea.
"People like to trash their dress nowadays, right?" she said. "We got married three years ago and I've been waiting for a good opportunity to do something fun with it."
This was Dr Mike Purdon's second Run in Colour. He said the run is a great way to raise money for the KGH Foundation.
"It's a beautiful day, the perfect time of year, it couldn't be better."
Mother and son team Kellee and Mike Piattelli were doing the run for the first time this year.
"There's two reasons, one, to support Kelowna General Hospital - both my son and I were born in it and plus it's a good opportunity to do a run together," Kellee said.
Although the event raised $75,000, the number of runners and volunteers was down slightly this year compared to last year, which saw more than 1,000 runners, 250 volunteers and raised over $100,000.
