The second annual Silver Fox Run kicked off at Points West Living on Sunday, Sept 7 at 10 a.m.
Residents who can’t run, but still wanted to support the Terry Fox Run, were encouraged to “walk or roll” their way down the street to raise money for cancer research.
“I’m fortunate to be here,” said Points West resident and cancer survivor Anne Neely. “It’s important to raise money for cancer (research) until we beat it.”
In addition to being a cancer survivor, Neely is also a longtime Terry Fox Run volunteer. In fact, she was a volunteer at the first Prince Albert Terry Fox Run back in 1983.
“They prepared for 100 people,” said Neely, who worked for the Canadian Cancer Society at the time. “So off to Little Red I go with the volunteers and 2 p.m. comes and there’s a lineup of trucks, buses