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Terry Fox Run Los Angeles



	Saturday, September 17th at Elysian Park Distance: 3km (2.1 miles) Check-In: 8am; Run starts at 9am Meet at 835 Academy Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90012 Sign-up: https://www.123signup.com/register?id=czycp $20 (members) and $25 (non-members) and get the Terry Fox T-shirt with TEAM CANADIANS ABROAD on the back! NOTE: There is a large marshalling area near parking. Look for the Canadian Flags.
*Donate Directly to the Terry Fox Foundation: http://my.e2rm.com/personalPage.aspx?registrationID=1234408&langPref=en-CA&Referrer=direct%2fnone Come join TEAM CANADIANS ABROAD for the Terry Fox Run LA on Saturday September 17th at Elysian Park in Los Angeles. Check-in starts at 8am with the run beginning at 9AM. Canadians Abroad honours Terry Fox’s wishes that we run, walk, bike, skip, dance, chasse, leap frog,…and donate what we can to cancer research. Your donation will be used to cover costs of the park and insurance and everything from the balance goes to the Terry Fox Foundation. NOTE: We are openly accepting donations to cover the Insurance and Park costs so we can donate more money directly to the foundation. Cancer affects 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women. Terry was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at 19. Osteosarcoma is the most common bone malignancy in young adults. Terry really did affect the entire World with his heroic courage. He realized his dream of raising $1 for every Canadian. (which was $24,000,0000) In his one run "Marathon of Hope". His vision was to raise funds for cancer research; research that will identify better ways to prevent, better ways to screen, and better ways to treat all types of cancer. Jack Layton’s message to “please don’t be discouraged that my own journey hasn’t gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope. Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer.”

The iconic image of Terry running along long and lonely roads during the 143 days of his Marathon of Hope does not convey the full picture of that historic effort. If the photographer were to widen his lens, there would appear the tens, hundreds, even thousands of Canadians lining those very roads cheering Terry on and taking inspiration from his example.

When Terry recognized that he would not be able to complete his Marathon, he instead bequeathed his mission to those very Canadians who kept him going day in and day out. He knew before his death that there would be an annual Terry Fox Run in cities, towns, hamlets and villages across the country. It was our turn to inspire Terry Fox.

Many years later, Canadians adopted Terry’s mission of finding a cure for all cancers with an enthusiasm and passion that has done him proud. In keeping with the approach of its founder, The Terry Fox Run (1981 - ) is an innovative and volunteer-led event, all-inclusive, non-competitive, with no corporate sponsorship, incentives or fundraising minimums.

It has become a fall tradition in Canada to gather your friends and family, lace on your shoes, bring our pledge sheets and attend your favourite Terry Fox Run site, where Organizers have no budget for expenses but have unlimited appreciation for your attendance!

When I ran through the Sparks Street Mall, the road was narrow yet people were running behind me and all these other people were lined up clapping for me. I was floating through the air and didn’t even feel a thing. I felt so great. That type of memory you can never take away.
— Terry Fox

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