Editor:
It is time to lace up the runners and walk or run or grab a scooter, bike, stroller or skateboard and join the many who participate annually in the Terry Fox Run. This is an opportunity to celebrate the determination and courage of those who are affected by cancer. Terry did it his way as he tackled a marathon distance every day with an artificial leg on his way across Canada, before being forced to stop due to his cancer returning, in order to raise awareness and funds toward cancer research. His family continues to be involved in the Terry Fox Foundation, which funnels proceeds from the run to cancer research. The Sunshine Coast event can be searched on the website terryfox.org and donations can be made online. However, for that old fashioned feeling of joining a community event…come on out on Sunday, Sept. 17 to the parking lot outside the Gibsons and Area Recreation Centre from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. to register and take the one, three, five or 10 km route and you can donate, purchase a T shirt, and be part of Terry’s legacy of courage. Every dime raised on site will be matched as usual by the volunteer run organizers, Don Bland and Mary Findlay.
Mary Findlay, Gibsons
