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4- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 16, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Run raises $18,000 Organizers happy as 365 come out to take part in fundraiser By Chris Hall for us," said Mrs. McArthur, who, with Port Perry Star a committee of organizers, revived the ~ Thanks to the hard work and dona- Fox Run here. tions of the residents of Scugog The 1997 Terry Fox Run was the Township, the 1997 Terry Fox Run fourth consecutive year the event has raised more than $18,000 for cancer been held in Scugog Township, and over research. the years, Ms McArthur says that the Elizabeth McArthur, co-ordinator for community has raised an amazing the Port Perry Terry Fox Run, said just amount of funds. under 400 people met in Palmer Park "The Run was held here for three last Sunday (Sept. 14) morning to par- years in the 80s and then it stopped ticipate in the annual event. until 1994. We raised $4,000 in 1982 "We just had a super day out there and '83 and then we dropped to $1,700 today. There was no question about it. in 1988 and that was the last one until The sun helped out a lot; it gave people four years ago. Since we brought it incentive to get out and do the run," back in '94 we've had strong numbers she said Sunday " eee ANA Since the first run evening. . ET ag. @g | in'82, Scugog has raised "Overall, we are over $100,000. very, very pleased | with the amount of | participants and the funds we raised. We can do everything we can to organize and get everything ready, but we need the peo- ple to come out and do it to make it a suc- Put together by the Terry Fox Run Organizing Committee, a group of seven volun- teers, the run is held to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. All the money will be forwarded te the National Cancer cess." Institution of Canada And, successful it where the money will be was, she said. The = -- used to try and find a 1997 Run attracted a large crowd and cure. raised more than $4,000 than it did last In 1996, Ontario raised a total of year. $4.45 million through the run while the In 1996 305 people participated in entire country collected $8.46 million. the Terry Fox Run, raising $14,170. Another $3.3 million was added from This year 365 entrants took part, and international events. organizers are projecting revenues of "Everyone knows who Terry Fox was $18,150. and what his dream was. This year the This year's number are tallied using event went wonderfully in Scugog. the pledge sheets brought forward by There was plenty of sun, no rain, and the participants. The final total for we had a fantastic day. 1997 won't be available until all dona- "Our goal this year was $18,000 and CHRIS HALLPORT PEF STAR tions are brought forward and local we reached it. There are approximately STREEEETCHING IT OUT: Laura Tyrrell, 16, of Blackstock, stretches prior to .schools hold their own runs. 18,000 people in the township and we taking to the course in Sunday's Terry Fox Run. The Port Perry event raised "All the numbers are up significantly were hoping that everyone would donate more than $18,000 for cancer research this year. this year and that's very encouraging one dollar." _ At this year's Terry Oshav Fox Run, more than tog 350 people came out to take part in the annual mo .event that raises money for innovative h cancer research. The weather couldn' "have been better for a fundraising event of ly" Kim said. Havin this magnitude. After had cancer when sh ¥ an aerobic warm-up, was a teenager, she's led by Kim McCann, been in remission for 365 people of all ages several years now. Bu joined in the Terry Fox cancer has claime Run as they walked, other members of her ran, pushed strollers family. =~ = = or rode bikes along the Every one of her fam three' designated ily walked or For four years now her mother's : Kim and her husband, = "Being out John, along with their today was a go "daughter, Aylix, have to start th participated in the we're doingit fo Ne