Sometimes in this business, you go looking for the story and sometimes the story finds you… Last week, former Terry Fox Run organizer David Picard talked about his years of work putting this event together, and then he offered an opportunity: How would you like to hear from the woman that started it all? This week, we learn about the beginning of the Terry Fox Run and we’ll learn how she did it. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #433 – Born to Run the Run Part 2 (feat. Betty Stone)”
The first Terry Fox Run took place in 1981, just a few months after the young man it’s named after passed away, and a little over a year after his Marathon of Hope came to an abrupt end. Over the last 43 years, millions and millions of dollars have been raised for cancer research, including over $1 million from Guelph alone, and all of this was done through the power of some very passionate volunteers. This is the story of one of them. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #432 – Born to Run the Run (feat. David Picard)”
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