Terry Fox’s 45th anniversary run in Kingsville on Sunday, September 14th was another beautiful, sunny day and a whopping success!
Terry Fox enthusiasts showed up in full force and their spirit was contagious, along with the music provided by DJ Ammar Lazar from Disco Inferno.
Together we raised an all-time record high of $34,411. Kudos to our 183 participants and volunteers!
Special thanks to Renee Bruce, our run site co-ordinator and Mark Danelon, Melo CEO, as well as the following planning committee members: Andrea Ryan, Beth England, Goldie Penner, Marilyn Farnworth, and Tanya Allison for organizing a fabulous event!
A shout out also to all of our volunteer Marshalls from Lake Erie North Stars U15 Travel Hockey Team and EMDS , for the outstanding job they did along the route.
Hats off to our generous sponsors: Central Sanitation, C’est LaVie Photography, Disco Inferno, Melo LLP, Mucci, PMHS (Pearsall Marshall Halliwill Seguin LLP), The Barrell House, and UCC Mortgage Co.
Special thanks to Royal Oak Age Care Nursing Home residents for collecting $640 on their walk through the neighbourhood.
Thanks also to 3 Dog Poutinerie food truck, Alana Del Mul and Hailey Bruce for their creative face painting, CPR by Anthony’s first aid station, our photographers: Sarah Naper, Indira Delgado, Madi Gale, and Serena Kekelj for our warm -up exercises.
This is an example of what can be done when a community rallies together for a common cause supporting the “Finish It” theme for Terry Fox this year.
Kudos to the MFit team of Marilyn Farnworth, Allie and Kelly McCracken, who raised $7870 in pledges this year. Other top teams include Team Melo with $5771 and Beth’s Believers with $5340.
Top individual fundraisers were Marilyn Farnworth with $7,595 in pledges and Renee Bruce who raised $2,067. Joan Martin collected $1,670 and Emily Bezaire raised $1,575 in pledges.
We couldn’t have done it without the generosity and support of our community!
Congratulations to all of our raffle prize winners. We appreciate the following generous prize donors:
Antonino’s Pizza, Butcher of Kingsville, Candy Glover, Colasanti’s , Emily Bezaire, Evelyn’s Candy Shop, Eyes Optometry and Bright Medical Spa, Glow Light Tan, Green Heart, Johnny’s Gas, Kingsville Brewery, Kingsville Golf and Country Club, Mermaid Treasures Permanent, Olive Branch on Main, Penalty Box, Somewhere Else Experience, Spago, Susan Coish, Wineology, and Windblown & Weathered.
Canadians have never forgotten Terry and around the world he is the face of cancer research.
Terry ran 143 days, 42 km/day for a total of 5373 km. The Terry Fox Foundation continues to be a leading national investor in cancer research.
Your annual donations have definitely made an enormous difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families.
If you didn’t get a chance you can still donate to our site at http://run.terryfox.ca/92874.
Once again, Terry has shown the world that one person can definitely make a difference!
~ Marilyn Farnworth
Photos by Madi Gale