It has been 41 years since a civic reception welcomed Terry Fox to the Orillia Aquatheatre in Couchiching Beach Park.
Many area residents gathered on July 27, 1980 to hear Fox speak as part of the original Marathon of Hope for cancer research.
Participants and volunteers raised more than $42,441 for the Terry Fox Foundation for Cancer Research during the 2020 Orillia Terry Fox virtual run.
That surpassed its one-dollar-per-Orillia resident goal for the 12th consecutive year and raising the cumulative total raised to over $806-thousand.
To honour this special date in the city’s history, the volunteer Orillia Terry Fox Run organizing committee held a brief early evening convoy around Terry Fox Circle last night to encourage everyone to register online to raise or donate funds by clicking here.
There will also be an opportunity today and throughout the summer to donate at an “on the spot” wireless kiosk. The donation kiosk will also be located for three-day periods at willing businesses in Orillia.
To maintain public safety, Terry Fox virtual Runs will be held on Sunday, September 19th in Orillia, Gravenhurst, Barrie, Heart of Georgian Bay (Midland area), Sugarbush (Oro-Medonte), Lagoon City-Brechin, Beaverton and across Canada.
