Name: Terry Fox
1. Who is he? (One sentence.)
2. Why is he a "civic role model"? (Three sentences.)
Terry Fox was a young man from Coquitlam, B.C., who had cancer and attempted to run across Canada with one leg to raise money for the disease that killed him at age 22.
Terry Fox is a "civic role model" because he did something no one else had done. In order to raise money for cancer he attempted to complete a run across Canada; completeing a marathon equivalent each day. As well, he established The Marathon of Hope, a foundation dedicated to raising money for cancer research.
1. Who is he? (One sentence.)
2. Why is he a "civic role model"? (Three sentences.)
Terry Fox was a young man from Coquitlam, B.C., who had cancer and attempted to run across Canada with one leg to raise money for the disease that killed him at age 22.
Terry Fox is a "civic role model" because he did something no one else had done. In order to raise money for cancer he attempted to complete a run across Canada; completeing a marathon equivalent each day. As well, he established The Marathon of Hope, a foundation dedicated to raising money for cancer research.
2 comments:
Nice Article! Very informative!
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.that bench in the background is empty.sad.
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