Cancer fundraiser ended outside Thunder Bay
By Mark Schadenberg
WOODSTOCK – Many cities have set aside Sunday, Sept. 15 this year to
remember one of the greatest Canadians ever.
For starters, I know that both Woodstock and Tillsonburg (in Oxford
County) are hosting a Terry Fox Run on Sunday as are dozens of villages, town
and cities in every province.
The Woodstock event begins at 10 a.m. and you can register to participate
right up to 2 p.m.
The local organizer is Bill Gillespie and much of the person-power is
supplied by the Lions Club of Woodstock volunteers, including yours truly at
the watering (donated apple juice too) station on Devonshire Ave with my
daughter and son as trustful assistants.
For a ton of details on the Terry Fox Foundation and what makes this
fundraiser different from other cancer research benefits, be sure to check out www.terryfox.org
I like the slogan: ‘Inspired By A Dream, Grounded In Tradition, Volunteer-Driven.’
Or, this one: ‘Working together to outrun cancer.”
The Woodstock run, which can certainly also be a bike ride,
rollerblading trek or a walk, begins at the BDO Dunwoody (former historic
Armoury building) on Graham Street, which is practically across the street from
the cenotaph.
Here’s a famous quote from Terry Fox: ““I don’t feel that this
is unfair. That’s the thing about cancer. I’m not the only one, it happens all
the time to people. I’m not special. This just intensifies what I did. It gives
it more meaning. It’ll inspire more people. I just wish people would realize
that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.”
If you would like to donate, contact myself this week. If you would
still like to volunteer in some way (it’s never too late), contact Bill Gillespie
at (519) 537-7792. Be sure to visit the Facebook page: The Terry Fox Run –
Woodstock, Ontario.
Terry Fox died on June 28, 1981, but every Canadian knew who he was
then and every Canadian knows who he was today. Could you imagine the will,
courage and perseverance needed to run from the Atlantic Ocean to where his
Marathon Of Hope sadly ended near Thunder Bay on Sept. 1, 1980.
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas
St, Woodstock
(519) 537-1553,
cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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