“The Run will always be home. It’s about family, old friends and new friends.”
The face of Stouffville’s Terry Fox Run for a quarter century is the Ambassador of this year’s event.
Sandy Schell-Kennedy has accepted the role for the run, which returns to Stouffville Memorial Park on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. She’ll address participants shortly before they hit the sidewalks and trails of south Stouffville.
Stouffville run organizers were honoured at an event in Toronto this spring for having raised $2.3 million since 1982. The 2024 event drew approximately 1,000 participants and volunteers who raised more than $91,000 for cancer research.
Schell-Kennedy led the Stouffville event from 1990 to 2015 when she and her husband, Richard, moved to Norland in the City of Kawartha Lakes. They return to Stouffville every September to volunteer on run day.
The Stouffville Citizen of the Year in 2003, she received The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal in 2012.
“Terry Fox was a once-in-a-lifetime true Canadian,” she said. “He came into my life in 1980, when he began his Marathon of Hope. I followed his journey from St John’s, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
“Terry’s determination to make a difference has shone on Stouffville for 45 years. Terry gave his life so that others would have a fighting chance against cancer.
“The Stouffville Terry Fox Run will always be home. It’s about family, old friends and new friends. We look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, September 14.”
Stacey FitzPatrick and Adele Palmer are co-chairs of this year’s run.
Festivities begin at 12 noon featuring entertainment, displays, refreshments and children’s activities.
The opening ceremonies begin at 12:50 p.m.
This year’s run will follow a 5K course through southern Stouffville that begins and ends in the park – and will travel along the section of Park Drive that was renamed Terry Fox Way in 2023. With safety in mind, a new route has been developed in cooperation with the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville to keep participants on scenic trails, municipal sidewalks and off streets as much as possible. A 2K route is also provided.
You can run, walk, cycle, ride a wheelchair, push a stroller or rollerblade. E-bikes and e-scooters are not permitted.
Entertainment will be provided at water stations along the route by local musicians.
Look for run volunteers at run sponsor The Stouffville Market on Sept. 6 and 13.
The Stouffville Spirit Jr. A Hockey Team will be donating proceeds from 50/50 draws held during home games in August and September (11 and 21) to the run again this year.
Look for the Stouffville Terry Fox Run display at the Stouffville Public Library this month.
Short-sleeve run T-shirts ($30) will be available at local events preceding the run.
Organizers are again sending a special invitation to cancer survivors, who are given special red T-shirts and lawn signs recognizing their status.
Stouffville businesses, service clubs, churches, families and sports organizations are encouraged to form a team, like the 50 teams who took part in the 2024 run. Fifteen teams are already registered.
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 or register a survivor email tfox.stouffville@gmail.com or call 416-768-6971.
Individuals should register in advance of run day. Sign up now at: terryfox.org/
For more information and updates on the Stouffville Terry Fox Run, please visit on Facebook or Instagram or go to the website, terryfox-stouffville.ca
Volunteers are welcome in a variety of roles. Apply to volunteer here https://forms.gle/FZxPWb3SuJJhR5eb6
thank you Stouffville! we raised more than $83,000.00! 