A family’s mission to transform inherited heart disease research in honour of their son and brother
Pictured: The 17th hole, honouring the late Jordan Boyd, at the Jordan Boyd Celebrity Golf Challenge (JBCGC) – The Final Round powered by CIBC. While the Boyd family officially retired the JBCGC and Jordan Boyd Celebrity Hockey Challenge (JBCHC) community events in 2022 following the annual JBCGC, the far-reaching impact established in Jordan’s memory lives on and will continue to grow with the family’s leadership.
raised through events, including a $500,000 match from The WM Fares Family Foundation, for the 2022 BMO Ride for Cancer
Hosted by the QEII Foundation, peer-to-peer fundraising events like the JBCGC and BMO Ride for Cancer bring communities together to revolutionize care at the QEII and beyond.
East Coast pride and impact is the rallying cry behind both events. In 2022, the JBCGC and BMO Ride for Cancer had their most successful years to date — smashing fundraising goals and creating unforgettable event-day experiences for participants, volunteers, sponsors, and more.
“Our family is beyond proud that what we have accomplished to date has established a legacy for my brother and fulfilled a promise that he would not be forgotten — all while doing good for others impacted by heart disease. While this one chapter is closing, we’re truly just getting started.”
– Greg Dobson, Jordan’s brother
In 2013, while attending a hockey training camp, 16-year-old Jordan’s life came to an end after he collapsed on the ice. It was later determined that Jordan had an undiagnosed, inherited heart condition called Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC).
Ever since, Jordan’s family has made it their personal mission to help prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest, which includes fueling vital heart health research at the QEII’s Inherited Heart Disease Clinic.
Thanks to the Boyd family’s incredible fundraising efforts, Jordan’s name has become synonymous with impact — not just within the tight-knit Bedford community where he was raised but every patient and family who will benefit from the life-saving research funded.
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