A dedicated group of organizers met recently to plan the 2013 Terry Fox Run, scheduled for Sept. 15. Hoping to meet or exceed the participation record set last year of 206 participants and volunteers, lead organizer Louise Ellis was also pleased to announce almost $25,000 was raised in 2012 for much-needed cancer research.
This year’s run will start at the old arena at the fairgrounds, with registration, lunch and a variety of activities including live music, face painting and more, commencing at noon until 1:25pm.
The run will officially kick off at 1:30pm as the runners, walkers and cyclists head out on either a 10km route or a 2km mini route.
Signs and pledge sheets will be available at numerous businesses in Drayton and Moorefield by early August, or pledge sheet downloads can be found at www.terryfox.org. Collecting pledges online is a quick and easy way to help raise additional funds for the cause.
For additional information specific to Drayton’s Terry Fox Run, send an email with inquiry to draytonterryfox@gmail.com. A Facebook page will also soon be established with photos from last year’s run.
Ellis wishes to emphasize that Drayton’s Terry Fox Run is a family- and pet-friendly event.
“I’m thrilled to announce that our run has generated a total of $357,906 for cancer research after 20 years running. This is truly the little run that could.”
