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Impact Report 2020 2019 / 20 Impact Report A DREAM AS BIG AS OUR COUNTRY Eighteen-year-old Terry Fox of Port Coquitlam, BC never saw himself as remarkable. Granted, he displayed an unusual determination to achieve the goals he set for himself but his orbit was local – family, school, sports and friends. But Terry’s cancer diagnosis of osteogenic sarcoma just above the knee, the subsequent amputation of his leg and experience in the children’s cancer wards changed all that. A newly nurtured reservoir of compassion, combined with a fierce determination to bring an end to the suffering cancer causes, set Terry on a path that, quite simply, changed the world. Terry’s personal experience led him to a simple conclusion – more money was needed for cancer research. And so, in the modest but motivated style that would prove to be his trademark, Terry started training and planning for his cross- Canada run to raise funds for cancer research. He dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean on April 12th, 1980 and proceeded to unite Canadians in a way never before, nor since, seen. The only thing that could have stopped Terry from reaching the Pacific Ocean did. Cancer returned in his lungs and he was forced to stop on September 1st, 1980 after having run 5,373 kilometres. Before his death on June 28, 1981, Terry had achieved his once unimaginable goal of $1 from every Canadian. More importantly, he had set in motion the framework for an event, The Terry Fox Run, that would ignite cancer research in Canada, raising more than $850 million since 1980, and bring hope and health to millions of Canadians. 2 IMPACT BEYOND NUMBERS For thirty-nine years the Foundation has raised funds for cancer research based on the passion of our volunteers, supporters and staff. We are proud to share with you this report which highlights the ongoing success of our fundraising programs at a time when other peer-to-peer fundraising is in decline. Our 39th Terry Fox Run in September 2019 attracted over 160,000 participants; our school program encouraged more than 3,300,000 students to think outside themselves by helping others; more than 250,000 donors trust us to make the best decisions with their gifts. We want to draw your attention to pages 4 and 5 of this report where every dot represents Canadians of all ages and abilities who believe in Terry’s mission: to help fund a cure for all cancers. Our recent investments in digital transformation, new and enhanced marketing channels and better online tools for teachers have led to an increase in our overall revenue. The COVID-19 pandemic will challenge us all during our 40th Anniversary. However, we are confident that our staff, our volunteers and our researchers will meet this challenge with the same tenacity, hope and self-sacrifice that Terry demonstrated on his Marathon of Hope forty years ago. Yours Sincerely, Bill Pristanski Ara Sahakian Board Chair Executive Director (Interim) The Terry Fox Foundation The Terry Fox Foundation NEW INITIATIVES LAUNCHED TO ADVANCE PRECISION MEDICINE We celebrated two major achievements in 2019-20 that will help us to accelerate precision medicine for Canadians over the next five years. First, TFRI was awarded $150-million from Health Canada to establish the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network. These funds will be matched by the network partners, resulting in $300-million new dollars for cancer research. We are now engaged with partner hospital centres and organizations across Canada to create this big data network. Additionally, TFRI along with its artificial intelligence partner Imagia, based in Montreal, was awarded $49-million from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada to build the Digital Health and Discovery Platform (DHDP). The platform will enable DHDP members from participating institutions across the country to collaborate to apply artificial intelligence and other imaging technologies to advance progress in cancer in ways never done before. You can read more about both new initiatives on page 18. Our funded teams made important research advances and breakthroughs during the fiscal year and you can read more about those on pages 14 and 15. In early 2020 our research programs were affected by COVID-19 as labs and centres across the country pivoted in response to the virus -- and the pandemic continues to challenge us all. We are excited by the challenges and opportunities ahead as we collaborate to achieve Terry’s dream of a world without cancer. Thank you for your continuing support. Yours Sincerely, Dr. Victor Ling, O.C., O.B.C., PhD President and Scientific Director The Terry Fox Research Institute 3 TERRY’S LEGACY LIVES ON FAR AND WIDE Every dot shown on this map represents a city or town that hosts a Terry Fox Community Run, School Run, or both. 1:400 YK NT NU Staff to Volunteer Ratio 1,659 1,643 625 571 BC AB SK MB 215 10,200 3.6M+ 4,564 347 NL School and Annual ON QC Community Runs Participants 315 PEI NL BC / YK AB / NT /NU SK MB ON QC 118 89 53 39 207 47 NB NS COMMUNITY RUNS COMMUNITY RUNS COMMUNITY RUNS COMMUNITY RUNS COMMUNITY RUNS COMMUNITY RUNS 405 1,533 1,541 549 522 4,250 310 SCHOOL RUNS SCHOOL RUNS SCHOOL RUNS SCHOOL RUNS SCHOOL RUNS SCHOOL RUNS 4 YK NT NU 1,659 1,643 625 571 BC AB SK MB 215 4,564 347 NL ON QC 315 PEI NL NB / PEI NS NL 49 45 45 NB NS COMMUNITY RUNS COMMUNITY RUNS COMMUNITY RUNS 405 265 345 193 SCHOOL RUNS SCHOOL RUNS SCHOOL RUNS 5 SCHOOL RUNS Look What 3.3 Million Students Can Accomplish If you are ever in need of a “feel good” story then the Terry Fox School Run is the place to turn. Every September more than 3.3 million students from coast-to-coast-to-coast come together to make a difference in the lives of people they might never meet. They walk millions of kilometres, inspire tens of thousands of donors, sell everything from popsicles to cookies to t-shirts, all to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to our educators who had made Terry’s story an important part of the curriculum and in doing so helped our children see their own potential to help others. What an inspiring way to start the school year! A Big Thank You to Our Fun Facts Raised over $11,000 St. Anthony’s School in Drumheller, Alberta, the school with the youngest Be Like Terry team (kindergarten – grade 3) Relay Run Schools in Terry’s hometown of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia completed a relay style run event to bring their 9,508 3.3M funds to the TFF office. Schools That Students and Host Runs Educators Ontario School Gets Creative to Reach Milestone Fundraising Goal For their 20th year of fundraising, Lambton Kingsway Junior Middle School in Etobicoke, Ontario pulled out all the stops to raise an impressive $27,300.74. This pushed them past the monumental grand total of $500,000 fundraised to date for The Terry Fox Foundation. Their incredible 2019 student leadership Be Like Terry crew fundraised all year long, planning several fundraising activities, including a lemonade stand, bake sales, raffle nights, donation jars, and a pajama day. Using several incremental challenges, they were able to reach their goal! 6 Fredericton Schools Join Together to Unlock Matching Donation Twenty-two schools in Fredericton, New Brunswick took their Terry Fox School Run fundraising to a new level in 2019 after joining forces to unlock a generous matching donation from the JT Clark Family Foundation. The students were challenged to collectively raise $17,500, and if that goal was reached, the Clark family pledged to match that incredible total, an initiative that motivated thousands of students to fundraise for cancer research, while also getting active. The students, teachers, and their communities rose to the occasion, and together raised a stunning $22,680.82. Once the JT Clark Family Foundation added their matching funds, this collaborative effort contributed a grand total of $40,180.82 towards innovative cancer research. A Whale of a Terry Fox Run There are just 37 students at Sea View School in Port Alice, British Columbia, but it was home to one of 2019’s most unique Terry Fox School Run fundraisers. Port Alice is on the northwestern shore of Vancouver Island, an area visited by a humpback whale referred to by marine researchers as BCX1100. The whale has an injured right fluke, meaning his tail is limp on that side. Despite this injury, he had made his way to Port Alice from Hawaii. When given the opportunity to come up with the nickname for this whale, Sea View students settled on Terry, drawing parallels between stories of hope and perseverance. The small but mighty group of students ran their annual Terry Fox Run along the shore with a view of the whales, and raised an impressive $1,445.20, almost 3 times their original goal! $12,966,165 2019 School Runs (Canada) Fundraising 7 COMMUNITY RUNS Keeping Terry’s Dream Alive from Coast to Coast 2019 saw Canadians from coast to coast participate in the 39th annual Terry Fox Run, in communities big and small, urban and rural. As people gathered to honour Terry’s legacy and fundraise for cancer research, a number of runs across the country found themselves joined by members of the Fox Family. They were touched to see people of all ages and backgrounds honouring Terry, as well as the thousands of volunteers who make these runs possible.
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