All proceeds from the event will go to The Irish Cancer Society.

The Irish Cancer Society is the largest independent funder of cancer research in Ireland. They are a community of patients, survivors, volunteers, supporters, health & social care professional and researchers. Together, they are transforming the experiences and outcomes of people affected by cancer, through advocacy work, support services, and research.

The Irish Cancer Society have dedicated almost 30 million in funding to cancer research projects over the last decade. All the funds raised from the Terry Fox Run Ireland 2022 will help support these unique and necessary projects, adding to the 575 million that has been raised for cancer research worldwide over the past 42 years in the name of Terry Fox.

At 18 years old, Canadian Terry Fox was diagnosed with bone cancer and told his right leg would need to be amputated above the knee. Terry’s personal experience and research led him to a simple conclusion – more money was needed for cancer research. And so, Terry decided to run across Canada 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. To learn more about Terry Fox and The Marathon of Hope go to https://terryfox.org/terrys-story/