The Terry Fox Run 2017, which aims to raise funds for cancer patients, will take place on Tan Trao street, Phu My Hung urban zone, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on November 5.
The 2016 Terry Fox Run drew crowds of participants (Source: courtesy of the orrganisation board)
HCM City (VNA) – The Terry Fox Run 2017, whichaims to raise funds for cancer patients, will take place on Tan Trao street,Phu My Hung urban zone, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on November 5.
All the proceeds will be used to finance Vietnam’s projectson cancer research, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CanCham) in HCM City saidat the launching ceremony on October 6.
Anony Nezic, co-chairman of the Terry Fox Run Vietnam, saidthe event has raised around one million USD over the past more than 20 years.The sum was used for projects on child cancer research in Vietnam, jointlyimplemented by CanCham, Terry Fox Vietnam, the British Columbia University inCanada, and the HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Last year, the run raised 1.9 billion VND (83,600 USD), whichwas used to fund a project on cancer research at the Nhi Dong 2 Hospital in HCMCity.
Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive charity event heldannually in numerous countries throughout the globe to commemorate Canadiancancer activist Terry Fox, who made a Marathon of Hope across Canada to raisefunds for cancer research in 1980 after losing his leg to osteosarcoma.
To date, more than 750 million USD has beencollected over the world for cancer research.-VNA
The Montgomerie Links Vietnam Golf Club, headquartered in the central region, will continue to host the Terry Fox Run in Vietnam on March 21 to raise funds for cancer research.
This year's Run for Children held on Nov. 21 in Hanoi raised 1 billion VND (50,000 USD) for poorly children in the National Hospital of Paediatrics, Hanoi Heart Hospital and Heart Beat Vietnam.
More than 18,000 residents of Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces joined in the Terry Fox Run on November 29 to raise funds for cancer research and treatment activities.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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The 2016 Terry Fox Run drew crowds of participants (Source: courtesy of the orrganisation board) 
