A photo of Canadian icon Terry Fox courtesy www.terryfox.org.A photo of Canadian icon Terry Fox courtesy www.terryfox.org.
Windsor

Tecumseh Terry Fox Run Snaps Fundraising Record

In its 20th year, the Terry Fox Run in Tecumseh has met a milestone and broken a fundraising record.

Sunday's run raised $90,808 for cancer research. That puts fundraising over the past two decades over the $600,000 mark for cancer research.

Organizer Jan Wright says up to 1,300 runners from Tecumseh, Windsor and across Essex County took part in the 2 km, 5 km and 10 km runs.

"All age groups," she says. "Anybody that wants to participate. People walked their dogs, pushed strollers."

Last year's run raised $75,000.

Runs in Tilbury, Ridgetown, Blenheim, Dresden and Chatham raised a total of $104,400.

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