Terry Fox Run Goes Virtual For a Second Consecutive Year

The annual Terry Fox Run in Peterborough is going virtual to comply with COVID-19 protocols which will be held on Sept. 19.

Photo Courtesy of Terry Fox Run Peterborough.

Participants are invited to walk around their neighbourhood, backyard, down the street or around the block for this year’s event.

Despite the 2021 run repeating last year’s format, it was a record-breaking year for fundraising says Shannon McKinley, event organizer.

Participants have gone door to door asking for donations and often brought pledge forms to their workplaces in past years. COVID-19 has changed the format to online fundraising.

“Typically $20,000 is a good year for us and last year we were a bit worried because of the different format of the run,” said McKinley. “We actually surpassed $28,000 which we’ve never done before.”

She recalls being eager to gather again this year and was not expecting to have to host a virtual event again.

“We’re encouraging people to find new ways to participate,” said McKinley. “ You can go on a unicycle, you can rollerblade, we can think of new ways to fundraise and to participate.”

Over $4,000 has been donated to Terry Fox Peterborough. McKinley says they will not have a total amount until after the event.

The annual Terry Fox bake sale, hosted by Mckinley, is being held on Sept. 12 at 1444 Monaghan Rd. Social distancing will be in place and pre-orders are welcome. Payment is by donation with 100 per cent of the money raised going to the Terry Fox Foundation. For more information click here.

To register for the Terry Fox Run or to donate click here.

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