{"id":8065,"date":"2014-09-10T14:35:37","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T18:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=8065"},"modified":"2014-09-24T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T18:03:00","slug":"small-operation-making-big-impact-in-sundays-annual-terry-fox-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/small-operation-making-big-impact-in-sundays-annual-terry-fox-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Small operation making big impact in Sunday’s annual Terry Fox Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jake Courtepatte<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 1981, the name \u201cTerry Fox\u201d has become synonymous with hope, philanthropy, and the joy of giving.<\/p>\n

All three ring true for the team from Muldoon Marketing, running in Aurora\u2019s Terry Fox Run for the past decade.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s annual Terry Fox Run will be held Sunday, September 14, with participants from thousands of run sites across Canada running and walking 2-15 kilometres to raise funds for cancer research.<\/p>\n

Based in Aurora, Muldoon Marketing is a three-person operation providing promotional marketing.<\/p>\n

Small yet powerful, their Terry Fox Run team \u201cRun Muldoon Run\u201d has raised almost $1,400 this year for the charity, a number Melissa Bevins says is not unusual for the team.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the Muldoon team has grown to include spouses, kids, and other family members.<\/p>\n

Ten years ago, the marketing firm was looking for a distraction from the daily grind.<\/p>\n

\u201cJackie (Kubica, president) said \u2018everyone should go out and have a walk, or get moving,\u201d said Bevins, account manager at Muldoon.<\/p>\n

They put an incentive program in place over the summer, with employees reporting the number of steps they took with a pedometer each week.
\nAnd at the end of the summer, the Terry Fox Run would serve as the finale.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was sort of an end goal,\u201d said Bevins. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful, well-known charity that everyone was happy to participate in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since its inception, the Terry Fox Run has raised over $600 million for cancer research and expanded to locations around the world.<\/p>\n

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, about two in five Canadians will develop cancer in their lifetimes. Approximately 190,000 new cases occur each year in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince we started participating, basically everyone in here has either lost someone to cancer, or known someone battling cancer. We kept going because it was something near to our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bevins lost her grandmother to cancer, and her husband\u2019s father has been battling the disease for years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve always had a really great time,\u201d said Bevins. \u201cIt\u2019s a very inclusive event \u2013 we can walk it with our kids, and strollers\u2026it\u2019s nice to be out of the office with your peers and coworkers, as well as your family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Aurora run has a distance and challenge level for all participants, involving a 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km heat.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt brings you through the trails, it\u2019s a very nice and serene walk,\u201d said Bevins. \u201cEveryone just takes the time to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked what the team was looking forward to the most in their tenth Terry Fox Run, employee Lisa Brown simply stated \u201cgood weather.\u201d The team also looks forward to the pre-race speakers at the event, who discuss their own battles and experiences with cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sort of a nice motivation to begin the walk. It\u2019s a good time for reflection, not only on how lucky we have been, but also what we have lost. And hopefully in the future we won\u2019t have to worry about it anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2013, 503 participants in the Aurora Terry Fox Run were able to raise over $24,000 for the charity, much higher than the roughly $16,000 average from previous years.<\/p>\n

And with the easy online registration process and no entry fee, these numbers are expected to climb even further.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Aurora Terry Fox Run takes off from Sheppard\u2019s Bush Soccer Fields at 10 a.m. this Sunday, with registration beginning at 8:30.<\/p>\n

To donate, participate, or find more information, visit www.terryfox.org. Specific donations to the Run Muldoon Run team can also be made by searching under the \u201cTeams\u201d tab.<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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