Last September, we organized a Terry Fox Run here at Trinity College to support Venissa in her battle. She was unable to attend due to her health at the time, but she was deeply touched by the support everyone showed her, and it strengthened her courage and her spirit to see that she was not alone. More than 100 people showed up to run in support of her, and together we raised over $4000 for the cause.
In the months before Venissa passed away, she repeatedly wished for us to continue the tradition of the run, even if she was no longer with us. Following her wishes, we have organized Trinity's Run in Memory of Venissa.
On Saturday, September 27th, at 1pm, we welcome all of you to join us at Trinity College, at the University of Toronto, where registration and a few speeches will occur. Together we will walk over to Queen's Park, where the run will begin; we will run together in her memory.
We will be collecting donations for the Terry Fox Foundation. I have created a group to collect donations online in her memory:
https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=576344&langPref=en-CA
Or if you prefer, you can create your own fundraising page for this event to collect donations from your family and friends:
https://secure.e2rm.com/
We will also be collecting cash on the day of the event, and selling Terry Fox t-shirts for $25 each (all proceeds are a donation to the organization).
Check out the facebook event for more information. Let me know if you have any questions or if you need help arranging a way for you to come to the run. Let's rally together and show Venissa's family and friends that we are carrying on her battle for her!
https://www.facebook.com/events/720086494728822
