Terry Fox is a young Canadian who discovered he had cancer at a young age. At 18 his leg was amputated; his dream was to raise money for cancer research, the goal was $1 for each Canadian; and jog across Canada. He dipped his foot in Newfoundland on April 12th, 1980, and began his way to BC, a job across the second largest country in the world.
It rained, people didn't participate as much....sadly people weren't interested. Then things started to change...Canadians took noticed...soon there were thousands lined up on his route...
He sadly passed away before he could finish his run. His hope and courage has inspired millions to do the same. And every year, there is a marathon fundraising done around the world to honor his dream, and to end cancer.
So....where is the Terry Fox Run done in...other than Canada?
2007-09-16 20:53:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Canada ➔ Other - Canada
Did he discover Penicilin? No. Did he save Canada from the Americans? No. But he is one of Canada's greatest heros because his vision of hope and love has shaped Canada into what it is.
2007-09-16 20:59:24 · update #1
Where ever there are Cdns, they will be running - and having a Terry Fox run. There are tens of thousands of Cdns living in Beijing and all around the world -
He is one of our heros, I dont know that he changed Canada into what it is - it would be more accurate to say because of what Canada is we have heros like Terry Fox - and the people who honour his memory every year by running for a cure for cancer in his name.
2007-09-17 14:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by isotope2007 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I heard they do it in Cuba every single year. I live in B.C. and they showed on the news here, that the Cubans loved Terry Fox, and they never miss a year doing the Terry Fox run.
2007-09-16 22:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by d33pebbles 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of Terry Fox runs in Thailand - Bangkok and Chiang Mai I think.
2007-09-17 05:21:56 · answer #3 · answered by whoeverwherever 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For 2007-2008, all of the following runs are scheduled:
AFGHANISTAN (Kabul)
BANGLADESH (Dhaka)
BELGIUM (Shape)
CHINA (Beijing, Guangzhou,Utahloy)
CROATIA (Zagreb)
CUBA (country-wide march)
EGYPT (Sinai)
EL SALVADOR (San Salvador)
ENGLAND (London)
ESTONIA (Tallinn)
GERMANY (Geilenkirchen, Wilhelmshaven)
INDIA (Mumbai, New Delhi)
IRELAND (Country-wide run)
ITALY (Milan, Montecatini Terme, Naples, Beilla)
JAPAN (Gifu, Hiroshima, Mie Ken May, Tokyo)
KUWAIT (Kuwait City)
MALAYSIA (Kuala Lumpur)
NETHERLANDS (Amersfoort. Apeldoorn, Brunssum - twice, The Hague, Groningen)
OMAN (Muscat)
POLAND (Warsaw)
PORTUGAL (Lisbon)
QATAR (Doha)
ROMANIA (Bucharest)
SAUDI ARABIA (Riyadh)
SCOTLAND (Aberdeen)
SEYCHELLES (Seychelles Islands)
SLOVENIA (Maribor)
SOUTH KOREA (Seoul)
SWITZERLAND (Leysin)
SYRIA (Damascus)
SYRIA (Aleppo)
TAIWAN (Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taichung)
TANZANIA (Dar Es Salem)
TURKEY (Ankara, Istanbul, Tarsus)
U.A.E (Camp Mirage, Abu Dhabi, Dubai)
VIETNAM (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
In the US:
Litchfield NH, New York City NY, Tomball TX, Austin TX.
2007-09-17 07:26:42 · answer #4 · answered by CanTexan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think there's one here near Zurich, put on by the international school. It's not the same date though (might not be every year).
2007-09-16 22:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋