Weyburn residents are invited to be a part of the Terry Fox flag-raising event on Monday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. in front of City Hall.
The flag raising will shine a spotlight on the tremendous work the Terry Fox Foundation does in Canada, and the local Terry Fox Run committee hopes to promote the upcoming Terry Fox Run in Weyburn which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 18 at River Park.
“We are very excited to hold this flag raising in honor of Terry Fox’s legacy, for the memory of loved ones that fought cancer and for the many brave patients and survivors of cancer in our local community. We hope to see a lot of people out on Monday, Sept. 12, for the flag raising, and then again on Sunday, Sept. 18 at River Park for the Terry Fox Run,” said Verna O’Neill, a member of the Run Organizing committee.
This year marks the 36th anniversary for the Terry Fox Run in Canada, and the local Terry Fox Run committee has a great event planned for Weyburn.
“We hope to have runners, walkers and rollers participate in this year’s Terry Fox Run. The Run will take place at River Park. Registration starts at 12 p.m. and the Run itself will get underway at 1 p.m. We’ve planned some fun entertainment along the Run route. We’ll have some Terry Fox information posted under the gazebo at River Park and a nutrition break set up for participants after the Run is complete. It will be an enjoyable and rewarding afternoon for all who participate,” said O’Neill.
Cancer survivors are encouraged to get involved early and become part of ‘Terry’s Team’. Every cancer survivor that contacts the Regina Terry Fox office and participates in the Weyburn Run will receive a red Terry’s Team shirt. These red shirts can be worn on Sept. 18 to show their brave battle with cancer.
“The Terry Fox Foundation will provide a free Terry’s Team t-shirt to cancer survivors so they can wear them on the Run day. It would be great to see red t-shirts on the Run route that day!” said O’Neill.
Participants can run or walk a 3km, 6km or 10km distance. The event will be held rain or shine.
To get involved, O’Neill encourages people to visit the Run website at www.terryfoxrun.org . Once on the website, it’s a simple click to register for the Weyburn event, download a pledge sheet and start collecting donations.
Alternatively, people can pick up pledge sheets at the Weyburn Swimming Pool, Weyburn Library or by contacting the Run committee at 306-861-1666.
