The Editor, I had a terrible feeling the Terry Fox Run at Garry Point scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 15 was going to be rained out with just a very few brave souls in attendance.
It was my first year being the Terry Fox Run organizer, although I have been with the Terry Fox Committee Richmond Chapter as media coordinator for the last three years.
I prayed so hard for it not to rain on Sunday morning and, yes indeed, my prayers were heard - the Sunday morning weather was misty and cloudy, but there was a huge crowd of Richmonites who turned out in droves at about 9:30 a.m. It was wonderful to see.
This year, on the 33rd anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, the Terry Fox Run Richmond raised approximately $ 24,000 or more for cancer research from more than 800 participants and volunteers.
Something new this year at the event was the silent auction, which brought a lot of attention from the participants and spectators. The proceeds of the silent auction is still being accounted at this point and the final numbers have not been given to me.
Mayor Malcolm Brodie also proclaimed Sept. 15 as Terry Fox Day in Richmond.
The Terry Fox Richmond Committee must be congratulated for its dedicated work: George Agnew, John Hopkins, Sarb Sandhu, Jim Munk, Kay Francis, Laura Yue, Jeanette Johnson, Maria Medic, David Partridge, Dana Iannone, Shelly Nizar, Mercedes Bautista, Robbie Young and Tami Young.
A special thank you must be made to the major volunteer groups and services that provided support and entertainment for our event: Save-On Foods, Safeway, Nature's Path, Steveston Pure Water, Pajo's Fish and Chips, Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Richmond Amateur Radio, Janet Betteridge, Lynn Walters, Coast Capital Savings, McMath Leadership Class, Jim WishLove, St. John First Aid and the Tetsu Taiko Drummers.
A million thank yous to Mayor Brodie, for your continued and endless support to the Annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research and for the attendance of MP Alice Wong and MLA John Yap.
Thank you so much Richmond for making the annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research a great success.
Susan Bernardino
Terry Fox Run organizer
Richmond
