Back for its 40th anniversary, the Stratford Terry Fox Run is looking to build on its success after passing a significant milestone last year.

The $30,000 that was raised during the 2024 event put the total amount raised locally since the annual run began to more than $400,000.

While the amount raised each year has ebbed and flowed over the past four decades, there has always been a steady stream of support, organizer Rena Spevack said.

“It’s been pretty steady, even during COVID. We had two years during (the pandemic) when there was a virtual run, and yet the donations were still as good as any other year,” Spevack said.

The national Terry Fox Foundation is also close to reaching a significant milestone as it nears the $1-billion mark. Since Fox’s inspirational 1980 Marathon of Hope e

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