$700M and counting: Terry Fox continues to inspire 38 years later

Terry Fox embarked on his epic run across Canada over thirty years ago.

Winnipeg is celebrating the 38-year anniversary of his journey on Sept. 16 with a run at Assiniboine Park.

Run organizer Kim Walker, says the run is family and dog-friendly.

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Walker says more than 30 countries around the world participate in the event.

The Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $700 million to date with funds funds going directly to finding a cure for cancer.

Walker says the foundation recently gave a $450 million grant to the University of Manitoba to research brain cancer.

Terry started running when he was 20 years old.

His goal was to run across Canada and collect a dollar from every person, so he could help fund research to find a cure for cancer.

“If Terry was alive today, there are treatments that would have saved his leg and saved his life. That’s all from the beginnings of his run.”

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Walker says the run is important because cancer has affected everyone directly or indirectly.

“I know personally I’ve been affected by cancer, I’ve lost quite a few family members, this is a way that I can give back.”

For information on the run, on the foundation, or to support the cause, go to the Terry Fox Foundation website.