Honouring Terry
King’s-Edgehill School hosting Terry Fox Run Sept. 16
Although 38 years have passed since Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope, his story and spirit never lose their power to inspire.
The Windsor Terry Fox Run continues to grow in number and support. Donations last year totaled approximately $ 16,000, a community record that placed Windsor third out of 70 provincial run sites across Nova Scotia.
To date, Windsor has raised more than $250,000 for cancer research since the Windsor Terry Fox Run began in 1985.
The Terry Fox story is one of courage and hope. At the age of 18, he was diagnosed with bone cancer and his right leg was amputated above his knee. Determined to help so many other young victims of the disease, Fox decided to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. He began his Marathon of Hope in 1980 but never personally completed the journey. He died one month before his 23rd birthday.
Participants from 53 countries around the world run, walk, or cycle in his name to support cancer research, and more than $500 million has been raised for this cause. Over the past decade, this research has led to the first clinical trials of gene therapy making tremendous strides toward a cure for breast cancer, colon cancer and melanoma.
The Windsor Terry Fox Run is a family event and participants walk, run, or cycle the five-kilometre route, which weaves its way through town beginning and ending on the King’s- Edgehill School campus.
The Terry Fox Run is organized by volunteers and, unlike several charitable organizations, more than 85 per cent of all monies raised go directly to research for all types of cancer.
There is no registration fee and no minimal donation required.
Personal pledge sheets are cur- rently available online at www. terryfox.org or at all Windsor banks. Donations can also be made at the registration desk on the day of the event. Registration on Sept. 16 begins at 10 a.m. on Jakeman Field, with the official event beginning at 11 a.m. T-shirts commemorating this year’s event ($20/each) are currently on sale at King’s-Edgehill School (902-798-2278).
A barbecue will follow for all participants.
For more information regarding this year’s event, go to www. terryfoxrun.org or contact the Windsor Run Organizer, Taya Shields, at 902-798-2278.