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Who was Terry Fox? Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. After losing his leg to cancer at only 18 years of age, Terry set out to do the impossible: run across Canada, one marathon a day, in pursuit of his dream to find a cure for cancer. What was the Marathon of Hope?
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Terry Fox (born July 28, 1958, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada—died June 28, 1981, New Westminster, British Columbia) Canadian activist who became a national hero and an inspirational figure for his battle against cancer. Through his Marathon of Hope event, a race across Canada, he raised millions of dollars for cancer research.
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His journey raised about $10 million for cancer research. In September 1980, the cancer spread to his lungs, and Fox was forced to stop running. He passed away at the age of 22, on June 28, 1981 in New Westminster. The Terry Fox Foundation, overseen by Fox's family, organizes an annual Terry Fox Run to raise funds for cancer research.
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(CBC) A new public art installation honouring the legacy of Canadian icon Terry Fox was unveiled in Toronto on Thursday.
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A Canadian humanitarian, activist, and athlete, Terry Fox has finally been honoured in Downtown Toronto in a long-awaited public art installation beside the Toronto Music Garden at 439 Queens Quay West.
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The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope. The event was founded in 1981 by Isadore Sharp, who had contacted Terry in hospital by telegram and expressed his wishes to hold an.
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(Jane Robertson/CBC) Terry's journey came to an end on Sept. 1 outside Thunder Bay, Ont., when he was overcome by a coughing fit and severe chest pains. The next day, he held a press conference.
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timeline Terry Fox. After losing his right leg to cancer at age 18, Terry Fox decided to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research. With the use of a customized running prothesis, he set out from St. John's, Newfoundland, on 12 April 1980 and covered 5,373 km in 143 days — an average of 42 km (26 miles) per day.He was forced to stop his Marathon of Hope outside.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010 9 min to read JOIN THE CONVERSATION A photo from June 29, 1980, of Terry Fox and The Star's Leslie Scrivener. TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO
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Communities, businesses and individuals donated $1.7 million while Fox was running. A national CTV telethon in his honour a week after his marathon ended brought in $10.5 million. Since then, annual Terry Fox runs and other Terry Fox Foundation initiatives across Canada and around the world have raised almost $800 million for cancer research.
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The Terry Fox Legacy Art Project was made possible with the funding and installation support of the City of Toronto, the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the Legacy Art Project Toronto, the Waterfront BIA, the Toronto Foundation and Waterfront Toronto.
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Legacy Art Project honouring Terry Fox aims to inspire visitors POSTED: SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 In This Blog: Waterfront Toronto has been working with individuals and charitable foundations who share our vision of a world-class waterfront.
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The Terry Fox Monument, a larger-than-life bronze replica of the one-legged runner, is set in a cathedral-like grove where visitors tend to speak in reverent whispers. The memorial — and the.
Terry Fox in Toronto during his Marathon of Hope crosscountry run
Terrance Stanley Fox, CC , Order of the Dogwood, athlete, humanitarian, cancer research activist (born 28 July 1958 in Winnipeg , MB; died 28 June 1981 in New Westminster , BC ). After losing his right leg to cancer at age 18, Terry Fox decided to run across Canada to raise awareness and money for cancer research.
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Before his death on June 28, 1981, Terry had achieved his once unimaginable goal of $1 from every Canadian. More importantly, he had set in motion the framework for an event, The Terry Fox Run, that would ignite cancer research in Canada, raising more than $850 million since 1980, and bring hope and health to millions of Canadians.
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A new mural depicting Terry Fox outside the University of Toronto's Rehabilitation Sciences Building honours the legacy of the Canadian hero and marks the route he took through the city in 1980 during his Marathon of Hope to raise money for cancer research.