Volunteers are needed for the 38th annual Terry Fox Hometown Run in Port Coquitlam.
Run organizer Dave Teixeira, who last night (Tuesday) accepted a proclamation from the city to declare Sept. 10 to 16 as Terry Fox Week, said helpers are needed for a variety of roles on — and leading up to — Sunday, Sept. 16.
To lend a hand, call 604-418-9177.
As well, he’s asking 38 residents with cancer or in remission to step forward to be a Terry’s Team members; survivors are honoured with red shirts and are placed at the front of the run line.
In his presentation to PoCo city council, Teixeira said the cancer Fox was diagnosed with in 1977, which resulted in a leg amputation, had a 15% survival rate; now, with research including through the Terry Fox Research Institute and other organizations, osteosarcoma patients see a 90% survival rate, he said.
For this year’s hometown run — one of the biggest in Canada for participation and fundraising— there will be four lengths (3-, 5-, 7- and 10-km) with longer distances crossing the Coast Meridian Overpass. Three-time cancer survivor and dragon boat paddler Deb Middleton will be the keynote speaker while the Giggle Dam band will entertain.
Meanwhile, starting Aug. 1, hometown run T-shirts will be available for purchase at the following locations in PoCo: Hyde Creek recreation centre, Save-On-Foods (both northside locations) and The Outlet in Leigh Square Community Arts Village (behind PoCo city hall).
The Tri-Cities has four runs sites: PoCo (Hyde Creek); Coquitlam (Mundy Park); Port Moody (Rocky Point Park); and Anmore (Spirit Park). All start at 10 a.m. except in Anmore, which begins at 1 p.m.
Visit terryfox.org to register online or make a donation to the Terry Fox Foundation.
