Terry Fox 2014

Welcome to the
Terry Fox
Assembly
where...
Who was Terry Fox?
born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on July 28,
1958 but he was raised in British Columbia
 Ordinary young man  extraordinary man
 At age 18 he was suffering from pain in his
right knee and one morning he could not
move that leg
 He went to the doctor and was told that he
had bone cancer and he had to have his
leg amputated

Why is Terry Fox a hero?
-He was active and loved basketball and hockey
- he did his best to continue doing what he was used to
-Terry saw the suffering of cancer patients, especially
young children and in 1979, he had a dream to run across
Canada to raise money for cancer research and he started
training
-He ran 5000 km just to PREPARE! That is almost 10
kilometers a day
-On April 20, 1980, the Marathon of Hope began and he
started to run for his dream and left St. John’s
Newfoundland
Terry’s Route
Terry’s journey
He ran 42 kilometres per day rain or shine
 Unfortunately, after 143 days of running,
he got sick when he reached Thunder Bay,
Ontario on Sept. 1, 1980 and had to stop
because the cancer had spread to his
lungs.
 He ran from Newfoundland to Ontario for a
total of 5373 kilometres across 6 provinces!
 Terry Fox passed away on June 28, 1981

His dream continues today
There are over 58 countries who
participate in the Terry Fox run
 Over 650 million dollars has
been raised to date because of
his dream
 Over 2500 schools around the
world also participate and raise
money for this worthy cause

"Even if I don't finish, we need others to
continue. It's got to keep going without me." –
Terry
Raising money
We are now going to hand out to your
teachers, the pledge forms that you will
receive at the end of the day. As usual we
ask you to go to family, friends and relative
for donations
 Please do not go door to door!
 Bring in your money and if teachers could
send the money to the library on a daily
basis it would be greatly appreciated. Money
will be counted daily so please do not keep it
in your rooms until the end of the campaign.

We will try to have daily updates on
announcements
 On Thursday, September 25, our whole school
will be participating in the Terry Fox run!
Classes will be divided and some of you will
be running/walking before nutrition break 1
and others will run/walk after nutrition break 2
 On the day of the run, you will receive a Terry
Fox tattoo as well as a sticker where you can
write on it a person for whom your are running;
it could be someone who died from cancer or
a cancer survivor

School goal

This year we are working together as a
school community to reach our goal of
Incentives
– Pajama Day
 $1500.00 – Crazy Hair Day
 $2500.00 – Hat Day
 $3500.00 – Class dress up Day
 $4500.00 – Sports Jersey Day
 $5500.00 – nutrition break dance
party
 $500.00
Terry’s mottos

Anything is possible if you try!

One person can make a difference!