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Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou Supports Cancer
Research Through the Terry Fox Run
Co-founder Bill Vigars joined the event in Guangzhou to mark the 35th Anniversary of
the Terry Fox Run
January 12, 2016, Guangzhou, China
As part of the largest single day fund raising event for cancer research worldwide, the Terry Fox Run in
Guangzhou took place at Guangzhou Luhu Golf Driving Range on December 5, 2015. Approximately 4,000
participants in total from both local and expatriate communities joined the non-competitive run of 2, 5 and 10
kilometres. More than half a million Chinese yuan was raised from t-shirt sales, corporate and individuals’
donations, a silent auction and food concessions. All proceeds will go to a local cancer research institute by
the Terry Fox Foundation for finding cure of cancer.
This is the third year that Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou has organised this event, with support from
Guangdong People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Consulate General of Canada in
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Guangzhou, Guangdong Charity Federation, Guangzhou People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign
Countries and Luhu Golf and Country Club.
This year, a very special and meaningful participant joined the event. The co-founder of Terry Fox Run, Bill
Vigars, came a long way and brought more than 20 volunteers for the event from Changsha. He delivered
a significant speech about the very initial story of Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope, which took place
in early 1980s. As the director of public relations and fund raising at that time, Vigars accompanied Terry
along with the run across Canada. He said that it was the first time that he joined the run in China, and it had
been of great meaning since 2015 is the 35th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run. He also emphasised the
dream of Terry’s as he bore a special mission: “Your participation today gives people with cancer hope. The
funds you raise will enable us to take a step closer to finding a cure. Terry taught us to follow our dreams, to
believe that one person can make a difference, and how one person's dream can change the world. A little
bit of Terry Fox lives in all of you. You keep Terry's dream alive.”
“We feel very excited to continuously organise this annual charity event, which is really successful! Special
thanks to all participants, supporters and donors,” said Bahram Sepahi, Regional Vice President and
General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou. “I believe the Terry Fox Run will become even more
successful with everyone’s joint effort. Our goal is not only to raise more funds for local cancer research, but
also to increase public awareness on cancer.”
About the Terry Fox Run
Terry Fox is a hero in Canada. Losing one of his legs due to bone cancer, Terry proceeded to prove to
everyone that it couldn't stop him running all the way across Canada on an artificial leg. That was in 1980
when Terry Fox started a 143-day journey across the country to raise money for anti-cancer medical
research. Named after this inspiring young Canadian man, and firstly launched by a group of supporters
including Four Seasons Founder and Chairman Isadore Sharp enthused to keep the young man’s dream
alive, the Terry Fox Run has since spread all across the world from Canada, arriving China in the 1990s.
The campaign is now the largest single-day fund raiser for cancer research worldwide.
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PRESS CONTACTS
Sophie Qin
Director of Public Relations
5 Zhujiang West Road, Pearl River New City, Tianhe District
Guangzhou
China
sophie.qin@fourseasons.com
+86 (20) 8883-3901
Sorya Gaulin
Director, Global Corporate Public Relations and Social Media
1165 Leslie Street
Toronto
Canada
prsm@fourseasons.com
+1 (416) 441-4440
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