If you’ve got marketing and business savvy, the organizers of the Coquitlam Terry Fox Run need your help.
Chris Wilson and Erin Davidson are calling for volunteers to work with the committee to promote the annual run, which takes place around the country on Sunday, Sept. 16.
Now in its eighth year, the Coquitlam run moved to Mundy Park last year and drew more than 200 participants including Britt Andersen, the executive director of the national Terry Fox Foundation and a Belcarra resident.
This year, Bill Vigars, the former publicist of the Canadian Cancer Society and spokesperson for Fox while he was on his historic Marathon of Hope in 1980, is the keynote speaker in Coquitlam.
Wilson said the event gets a lot of help on run day from non-profit groups and from students at Dr. Charles Best and Centennial secondaries; however, volunteers with business connections and with social media skills are sought to get the word out and to help fundraise.
Email cwilson630@gmail.com to lend a hand.
The Tri-Cities has four Terry Fox Runs for its 38th year: the hometown run in Port Coquitlam (Hyde Creek recreation complex); Coquitlam (Mundy Park); Port Moody (Rocky Point Park); and Anmore (Spirit Park). Visit terryfox.org to register early or donate.
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