“This run is
not for me.
It’s for people like you who someday may have to fight what I have
had to.” - Terry Fox
Estate 1980, un
giovane ragazzo con una gamba artificiale e immenso coraggio e determinazione,
galvanizza l’attenzione dei canadesi attorno al suo sogno: trovare una cura
contro il cancro. La sua Maratona della Speranza lo vedrà iniziare una
traversata del Canada, per raccogliere fondi per la ricerca: percorrerà in 143
giorni ben 5.300 chilometri, da St. John’s in Newfoundland fino a Thunder Bay
in Ontario dove purtroppo sarà fermato inesorabilmente dal suo male. Il suo
nome è impresso ovunque nella nazione – corse annuali, musei, cippi, statue,
monete, francobolli - e soprattutto nei cuori di tutti i canadesi.
Per questo 35esimo
anniversario della sua eroica impresa il Canadian Museum of History-Musée canadien de
l’histoire di Ottawa organizza una mostra (visitabile fino al 24 gennaio
2016).
In the summer of 1980, a young man with an artificial
leg and a courageous heart galvanized the nation behind his dream: to find a
cure for cancer. Relive Terry Fox’s heroic Marathon of Hope with a unique
exhibition marking the 35th anniversary of his cross-Canada run. Artifacts,
photographs, interviews, press clippings, and journal entries allow visitors to
retrace Terry’s 143-day, 5,300 kilometre journey from St. John’s, Newfoundland,
to Thunder Bay, Ontario. Explore the deep affection Canadians have for Terry
and see how his legacy continues to inspire us.
Did you know?
·
Terry Fox remains the youngest
Canadian ever to receive the Companion of the Order of Canada.
·
Across Canada, Terry Fox has
had countless schools, public buildings, parks, roads and even a mountain named
in his honour.
·
In 1981, Terry Fox was
posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.
·
In 1982, Canada Post issues a
Terry Fox Stamp; prior to this, no other stamp had been issued until 10 years
after the death of the honouree.
·
A 1999 national survey named
Terry Fox as Canada’s greatest hero.
·
In 2000, Terry Fox is again
immortalized on a Canadian postage stamp. This time he is part of the
prestigious Millennium Collection of influential and distinguished Canadians.
·
A one dollar coin was issued
in 2005 in honour of the 25th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope.
·
In a 2010 national Canadian
Studies survey, 9 out of 10 respondents said that they remembered Terry Fox.
When asked what Terry Fox brought to mind, the answers were: courage, cancer,
ran across Canada, hero, determination, and tenacity.
This exhibition is organized by the Canadian Museum of
History-Musée canadien de l’histoire, in partnership with the Terry Fox Centre.
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