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The Terry Fox Run is returning to Stouffville Memorial Park on Sept. 17.

The 2022 event, the first since 2019 due to the pandemic, drew approximately 1,000 participants and volunteers who raised more than $80,000 for cancer research. Since 1982, the Stouffville Run has raised $2.3 million.

Festivities begin at noon featuring music by popular Stouffville band The Muffin Men, a children’s activities tent and refreshments. There will also be a display of classic cars (weather permitting) by members of the Markham Stouffville Cruisers.

The opening ceremonies at 1 p.m. will include warm-up exercises, a salute to Stouffville cancer survivors, a message from this year’s run ambassador and co-chairs, and the national anthem performed by popular Stouffville duo Dave & Sarah.

“The Stouffville Terry Fox Run is a shining example of community collaboration for a well-known cause, and I have always thought it’s the best day of the year,” run co-chair Adele Palmer said. “It’s a beautiful day of hope and raising money and awareness for The Terry Fox Foundation. That research saves countless lives and makes survival an option for those who are battling.”

This year’s run will follow a 5K course through southern Stouffville that begins and ends in the park. With safety in mind, some changes to the route have been made to keep participants on municipal sidewalks and off streets. A 2K route is also provided.

You can run, walk, cycle, push a stroller or rollerblade.

Participants are invited to stop at refreshment stations along the route and refill their water bottles and grab an apple. Players on the Stouffville Spirit Jr. A hockey team will staff the stations.

Entertainment along the route will be provided by musicians, including Tom Pullin, the Laura Volpe Band and Tanya Porter and her drumming group.

Organizers are again sending a special invitation to cancer survivors. Survivors are given those special red T-shirts and lawn signs recognizing their survivor status.

“They are the reason we’re all in Memorial Park for the day,” run co-chair Stacey FitzPatrick said. “Seeing all those survivors in their red shirts approach the stage to begin our run every September makes it all so worthwhile for all our participants and volunteers.”

“If you are a survivor or know of one, we want to honour them.”

Stouffville businesses, service clubs, churches and families are encouraged to form a team, like the 23 teams who took part in the 2022 run. Teams receive special recognition during the event. They can pre-order Terry Fox T-shirts with their team name printed on them.

To enter a team, register a survivor or volunteer, email tfox.stouffville@gmail.com or call 416-768-6971.

Individuals should register in advance of the run day. Sign up now at: terryfox.org/

Photo: The Terry Fox Run is returning to Stouffville Memorial Park on Sept. 17. (Dennis Hristovski photo)

Huge thanks to Dennis Hristovski for the amazing photos! A little bit of rain can’t stop Stouffville on Run Day!

STOUFFVILLE, ON – September 9 2022 – The Town of Stouffville has honoured the memory of Terry Fox and the significant fundraising efforts by the Terry Fox Foundation by co-naming a portion of Park Drive South as “Terry Fox Way.”  The co-naming of Park Drive, through Memorial Park, represents the significant impact Fox and the organization’s fundraising has had on cancer research and the lives of Stouffville residents and their loved ones. 

At a ceremony yesterday, Stouffville Mayor Iain Lovatt and Council joined the Stouffville Terry Fox Run Committee, representing the Terry Fox Foundation and the Fox family, to unveil a new plaque at the intersection to commemorate the new co-naming initiative. 

In 2019, the Stouffville Terry Fox Run, drew approximately 800 participants and volunteers who raised more than $50,000 for cancer research. 

Stouffville’s Terry Fox Run is one of the most successful in all of Ontario. Since 1982, the Run has raised over $2.1 million for cancer research and awareness. 

The Run is returning to Memorial Park on September 18, 2022 after a two-year COVID hiatus. Cancer survivors are given red T-shirts and lawn signs to recognize their survivor status.

It was 42 years ago that Terry Fox decided to run across Canada on a prosthetic leg to raise money for cancer research. After running a marathon-a-day for 143 days, Fox was forced to stop but his legacy continues to grow. To learn more about the Terry Fox Run and how to support visit terryfox.org. 

Photo cutline: (from left)  Ward 5 Councillor Richard Bartley, Stouffville Mayor Iain Lovatt, Past Terry Fox Run Chair Sandy Schell Kennedy, Stouffville Terry Fox Committee Member Jim Mason, Past Terry Fox Run Chair Dixie Sellers, Stouffville Terry Fox Run Chair Stacey Fitzpatrick, Ward 6 Councillor Sue Sherban, Ward 4 Councillor Rick Upton, Ward 1 Councillor Ken Ferdinands, Ward 3 Councillor Hugo Kroon.

About the Town of Stouffville:

The Town of Stouffville is one of the jewels of the GTA, located just north of Toronto on Highway 404. We are a community rich in heritage and character and we are committed to offering our residents and businesses ‘Country Close to the City’.

Contact:
Glenn Jackson, Manager, Corporate Communications

905-640-1900 ext. 2451 glenn.jackson@townofws.ca