Organizers kick off 44th annual Terry Fox run
Posted September 15, 2024 8:31 am.
Last Updated September 15, 2024 8:38 pm.
Thousands of people ran, walked and biked for a cause on Sunday at the 44th annual Terry Fox run.
There were 14 runs happening in Toronto from the Beaches to North York, to Etobicoke.
The run raises money for cancer research and honours the memory of Terry Fox’s 4,700 mile Marathon of Hope from Newfoundland to British Columbia.
After running for more than four months in September of 1980, Fox was forced to stop his marathon in Thunder Bay, Ontario after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.
He died the next June at the age of 22.
This year, approximately 3.6 million Canadians are expected to participate in the annual fundraiser.
The Terry Fox Foundation said it has raised more than $900 million in donations and funded approximately 1,300 innovative cancer research projects.
School events will be held across Canada later this week.
