Bright sun and an unseasonably warm morning greeted participants of this year’s 44th Terry Fox Run held on Sunday.
Hundreds of people gathered at Centennial Park in Barrie, both young and old, to raise much needed funds in the battle against cancer.
Melanie Rumley, 44, of Barrie thinks Terry Fox was “an incredible Canadian and an incredible human.”
“I'm just running to carry on Terry’s legacy and raise some funds to make sure we can fight cancer,” she added.
Her husband’s cousin fought breast cancer and is now fighting brain cancer, “and I’ve had skin cancer myself, so I’m cognizant of people battling,” Rumley said.
Diane Sabourin is captain of the Foster Fighters running team, created in honour of her dad, James Foster, who died of lung cancer in 2012. Their family team has been taking part in the Terry Fox Run since 2014.
“We’ve seen lots of improvements in cancer treatments since we started raising money. It’s come a long way,” she said.
Diane Morin, a grandmother, has been walking in the fundraiser with family for 28 years, which now includes three generations.
“It’s close to our heart because we have so many people that died with cancer,” she said, surrounded by her family.
One of those family members has taken part in every year she has been alive.
Evie Morin, 6, Diane’s granddaughter, enjoys the day out where you “walk the walk.”
According to the organization’s website, the Barrie run collected $88,754 as of this evening, from the participation of 107 teams or single runners who registered in the Barrie event.
