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The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with more than 650 communities, big and small, urban and rural, English and French, fundraising for cancer research. This year, you can register and participate on Sunday September 15!
The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope.
Join us for the Terry Fox Run on September 15 to raise funds for cancer research. The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with nearly 600 communities, big and small, urban and rural, English and French, fundraising for cancer research.
Vancouver - Stanley Park Terry Fox Run. Fundraising cancer research. 5%. $16,023 raised. 90 people donated. Live. Sep 15, 2024. Ontario.
The annual Terry Fox Run, first held in 1981, has grown to involve millions of participants in over 60 countries and is now the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research; over C$850 million has been raised in his name as of September 2022.
Apr 25, 2024 · The Terry Fox Foundation is asking Canadians to register today and start fundraising for the 44th annual Terry Fox Run and share their commitment to the cause on social media using the hashtag #NoMatterWhat and tagging @terryfoxfoundation.
However, on September 1st, after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 miles), Terry was forced to stop running outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario because cancer had appeared in his lungs. An entire nation was stunned and saddened. Terry passed away on June 28, 1981 at the age 22.
