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Port Perry Star, 15 Sep 1998, p. 18

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"Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" ( Quality Fashions & Finishing Touches CASUAL & EVENING WEAR CARS JIC 3 How the Marathon of Hope Began 7 4 189 Queen St SCIG0G CHRYSLER = voll onda li { In 1977 eighteen year old Terry Fox lost his fe a) Port Perry | and Hwy. 78, Margy 2, i - ; ; | ".._ leg to bone cancer. He was so affected by the \_ BOUTIQUE 985-0143 ) suffering of other cancer patients that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. During his Marathon of Hope in 1980 Terry ran an average of 26 miles a day for 143 days until he was forced to stop due to a return of cancer. He died in June 1981. BELT, PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry ~ Ara-Fitness ~ Birkenstock ~ Clarks ~ Converse ~ Ecco 985-8474 5 \_ The Run Today - Around the World ~ Fin-Comfort ~ Mephisto : . " : 3 i : ~ Jenny ~ Romika ~ Rhode Philp Pontiac Buick Ltd. } The Terry Fox Run has become the largest ~ Reinberger ~ Rieker Serving the Community 3 / single-day fundraising event for cancer research ~ Salamander ~ Terra Light Since 1976 ? y in the world. Today over one million 3 o / participants of all ages gather at an estimated 126 Water St Port Perry General Motors Products, | \ 4,800 Run Sites in 60 countries around the } Pontiacs, Buicks & GMC Trucks 2613 Eglinton Ave., Scarb. 416-265-1699 pA world. Revenues have increased every year and in 1997 over $14 million was raised worldwide. SN CLASSIC : | 3 Thank You Ontario! No Village % = = The citizens of Ontario have contributed = ALUMINUM magnificently to The Terry Fox Run for the o Wind. : Bavestra past |7 years. In 1997 you raised over $5 Stic Ne + Doors Spa gh NN million. Through your efforts Terry's dream of 1 * Sidin « Exterior i = . finding : "e for cancer will -ealized. ; : + Gingerbread ix Fi Inding a cure tor cancer will be realize Altemtions I Repairs to SHOWER For more formation on the Run in your all types of clothing 60 Vandedward Dr., Port Perry community please contact: °- 3 The Terry Fox Foundation i ince / Thomas Walsh | y 1621 King St., Prince Albert F 60 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 205 (905) 985-0075 Dl a Toronto, Ontario M4T INS Barb McIntyre 985-2269 Toll Free: | 838 TFOXRUN (1 888 836-9786) VAN CAMP T4 SH FTIE ontario@terryfoxrun.org J os RN y [OWIN J PERRY Internet: www.terryfoxrun.org Now Equipped With A Tilt Load Truck --) : : CONTRACTING LTD. % ; Please remember Terry Fox and cancer research with your CANADIAN TIRE TOWING PORT PERRY : NE bequests and memoriam donations. The Terry Fox * Tilt Load Truck _ i : Foundation is independent of the Canadian Cancer Society. * Light & Medium Trucks 7 | ** Site Development * Road Building * Foreign & Domestic Cars i i & Luxury Imports faster card * Sand-Gravel * Excavating : * House Trailers * Bulldozing * Snow Removal Serving the Community Since 1956 bs, N da Se i 20 1 LE LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE ©AD 24 HOURTOWING (QZ. 90 Vanedward Dr., Port Perry U Y, P - AT 985-8707 | (905) 985-8469 : # 15785 Simcoe St., Port Perr Durham Regional Road #8 TE RRY y sti] FOX RUN WET Hy (Hg okm EA EET a Specializing in Unibody Repairs, Cars, Trucks and Trailers Run starts from PALMER PARK PORT PERRY wae | Registration begins at 8:15am Warm up at 9:00am Street * 8 foot molded plastic floats * ready to build wn SIMcoe (OV BEND &,, *All Insurance Claims y Courtesy Cars <-- Focal Free Estimates "ne Ye Free Towing START & FINISH VE pEND A 15400 Old Simcoe Rd., » un beg i ns at Y . 1 5 Palmer Park 365 Reg. Rd. 21, 985-1 036 oP elry. Omatio Port Pery, ON i Xx | A I} - PR RR | i : s ar Accounting, Income Tax, ( PREFERRED More information & pledge sheets available at the Port Perry Star Office, 188 Mary Street. Financial and Estate Planning March 9, 1977 - Terry discovers he has a Order of the Dogwood held at over 760 sites in Canada and around the & Consulting Services malignant tumor in his nght leg, the leg is November 22, 1980 The Amencan Cancer world. attracts 300,000 and ruses $3 S nulhon seared to - Individulas - Small Business Under new oo , amputated six inches above the knee. The night Society presents Terry with ther highest April 20, 1982 The "Marathon of | lope" - Farms Tax Returns Prepared ownership y~ ll before his amputation he reads about an award: The Sword of Hope Fund now totals $27 8 nlhon and 1s allocated -'E-Filing" at no extra charge o we amputee runncr and dreams of running December 18, 1980 - Canadian sports editors lo cancer research projects in the Terry Fox FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION Gy February, 1979 - Terry begins training for his vote Terry Fox the Lou Marsh Aw ard tor New Imtiative Programs of the National Personal, Confidential Service. Pad Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run 10 raise outstanding athlete accomplishment Cancer Institute of Canada ™ money for cancer research. Dunng his traning December 23, 1980 - Editors of Canadian September 22, 1996 Over [O00.(XX) people * i he runs over 3,000 miles (5.000 km) Press member newspapers and the radio and participate in Terry's name in Canada and SHEPHERD & POWELL ~ 1223 King St, Manchester 085.4158 April 12, 1980 - St John's, Newfoundland - television stations award Terry Fox Canadian around the world Chartered Accountants DerkiCirg Co Terry dips his artificial leg into the Atlantic of the Year Terry received this honor again mn September 14, 1997 - Revenues from the 17th 250 Queen Street. Phone (905) 985-9791 Gary Grant (behind Norm's Fix-It) Ocean and sets out on his odyssey He runs an 1981 after his death in June ; Terry Fox Run bring the total monies raised in Port Perry, Ont Fax (905) 985-4103 average 26 miles a day (43 km) through six February 1, 1981 - Terry's hope of raising $1 Terry's name to over $200 million provinces from every Canadian to fight cancer 1s realized September 1, 1980 - After 143 days and 3.339 The national population reaches 24 1 million. Petroleum Products for ), &,) | miles (5,565 km) Terry has to stop running the Terry Fox "Marathon of Hope fund totals Home » Farm Industry SCUGOG FINANCIAL outside Thunder Bay, Ontario. His primary $24.17 mullion SERVICES INC. meat shops cancer has spread to a secondary location. his June 28, 1981 - After treatment with lungs. Before he flew back to BC for treatment chemotherapy and interferon. Terry Fox dies at GICs RRSP's RRIIs HUNDREDS OF MEAL IDEAS. Terry said, "I'm gonna do my very best I'll Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westnunster. and Cashable Deposits ¥ ONE AISLE. fight. I promise I won't give up ™ B.C.. one month short of his tweny- third PETRO-CANADA Insured under CDIC up to $60,000. September 18, 1980 - Terry Fox becomes the birthday. ~ No Fees ~ Port Perry youngest Companion of the prder of (canada July 18 - Terry ror Courage Highwas Ralph Taylor Fuels Ltd. GUARANTEED INVESTMENTS In a special ceremony in his hometown of Port an 83-kilometre (50 miles) section of the 1874 Scugog St. " Coquitlam, B.C. Trans-Canada Highway, between Thunder Bay 190 Wayne Taylor Cindy Car dulie Williams ) gOg St, October 21, 1980 - Terry Fox is awarded and Nipigon, is renamed in his honor Wentworth Street East, Oshawa Investment Representative ~~ investment Reprasertative Unit 2 British Columbia's hig} vill i- The . ] t Ton - 72 - Serving Scugog For Over 15 Years as mghestcivihan award - The September 13, 1981 - The first Terry Fox run, (905) 3 3742 (Oshawa) 250 Queen St 50 Queen St. 985-1202 EE ---- | (905) 885-2438 (Pt. Hope) | | tere 300-985-3832 |

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