It may have been quiet at Terry Fox Foundation's BC and Yukon office earlier this month but, come Sunday, Kirsten Fox, Donna White, Florence Vandebeek and Lauren Jernigan will be at the Port Coquitlam headquarters to celebrate each run site as organizers call in to share successes.
"It's a day better than Christmas," said White, the charity's provincial director (wearing a red Terry's Team T-shirt).
For the 35th anniversary year, the Shaughnessy Street office will handle 113 run sites in B.C. and the Yukon as well as "help to support all of the events taking place in schools, communities, daycares, seniors' centres and numerous special events," White said.
Last year, the BC/Yukon office raised about $1.5 million from non-school activities in Fox's name.
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THE RUNS
The Tri-Cities is fortunate enough to host four Terry Fox runs Sunday — including in the hero's hometown of Port Coquitlam. They are:
• Port Coquitlam: Hyde Creek recreation centre, 10 a.m. start
Keynote speaker: Analyn Purcell
Emcee: Bruce Moore
Special guests: Mayor Greg Moore
Band: Revolving Doors
Route: Hyde Creek recreation centre, Coast Meridian Road to the overpass to the Terry Fox library and back (10k), other routes: 3k, 5k, 7k (turn around mid-lane)
Volunteer: [email protected]
Port Moody: Rocky Point Park, 10 a.m. start
Emcee: Mayor Mike Clay
Band: Second Wind
Route: Rocky Point Park to Shoreline Trail and Alderside Road (10k), other routes: 2k, 5k
Volunteer: [email protected]
• Coquitlam: Blue Mountain Park (by tennis courts), 10:15 a.m. start
Keynote speaker: Dr. Christian Steidl, BC Cancer Agency researcher
Emcee: Greg Harper of Breakfast TV Vancouver
Special guests: Mayor Richard Stewart
Band: Chapter 11, Lindbjerg Academy of the Performing Arts
Route: Porter, Winslow, Schoolhouse, Foster, Cottonwood, Porter, Grover, Macintosh; other routes 2k, 5k
Volunteer: [email protected]
• Anmore, Spirit Park, 11 a.m. start
Keynote speaker: Alison Ince, Terry Fox's nurse
Emcee: Gord Bytelaar and Dave McCloskey
Special guests: Mayor John McEwen
Route: Spirit Park, behind village hall (2.5k or 4.5k)
Volunteer: 604-839-0564 or email [email protected]
•Save time and register online. Go to terryfox.org to sign up electronically for a Terry Fox run. Alternately, sponsor a participant.
