听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 The annual Kenosee Lake Terry Fox run will take place this Sunday, Sept. 17. Registration will take place at 9 a.m. in Club 19, while the run will begin at 10 a.m.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The run has been ongoing for 37 years at Kenosee, one of the current run organizers 鈥� Julie Adams 鈥� explained. Her sister, Shelby, and her are in their second year of facilitating the run.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he Terry Fox family are family friends of my mom鈥檚 so we have a personal connection, but cancer affects so many people,鈥� Julie stated. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a noble cause to raise money for. Everyone knows someone, family or friends, that have been affected, so it鈥檚 just a small part we can do to help.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭he run is for all ages and abilities 鈥� you can walk, run, bike, rollerblade, etc鈥︹��
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It will be five kilometres, which Julie says, 鈥渋s throughout the Moose Mountains and it鈥檚 a beautiful, scenic听 fall route.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Pledges and donations can be made the day of the event or via the Terry Fox website, .
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 This year at the event, merchandise is available again, but can be paid for via Visa/Mastercard instead of just cash as it has been in the past.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 In 1980 Terry Fox made history with his Marathon of Hope. He had thought he beat cancer and was determined to raise money for research and to help others with the disease. Additionally, he wanted to change people鈥檚 mentalities surrounding disabilities, there were no limits.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Fox ran through pain at first, but when he was about 20 miles from Thunder Bay, the pain became too much for him, he couldn鈥檛 run through it anymore, and asked his friend to take him to the hospital.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Cancer, what he thought he had beaten when doctors amputated his leg, had spread to his lungs. He vowed to fight this too and he told people, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think this is unfair. That鈥檚 the thing about cancer. I鈥檓 not the only one. It happens all the time, to other people. I鈥檓 not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives it more meaning. It鈥檒l inspire more people. I could have sat on my rear end, I could have forgotten what I鈥檇 seen in the hospital, but I didn鈥檛.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The young man passed away one month before his 23 birthday and in his memory as well as for loved ones fighting cancer, over 300,000 people took part in the first ever Terry Fox Run.
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