'He wanted to do something like what Terry Fox had done'
That was evident as Salmon Arm's Lana McNeil recounted how her 10-year-old son Jack recently followed in the footsteps of Terry Fox and laced up his sneakers to run in support of cancer research that raised just under $1,300.
"He's actually been wanting to do it for a year," McNeil said."He learned about Terry Fox and... wanted to do something like Terry Fox had done. Initially it started out he wanted to run from Salmon Arm to Vancouver." On Friday, Nov. 8 Jack set off on the first leg of the trip, accompanied by mom, and ran 11 kilometres from Shuswap Lake General Hospital to Mellors Esso out on Highway 97B. The following day, Nov. 9, he completed the final 12 km stretch from Mellors to Sutherland's Bakery in Enderby.
She added that supporters had organized an official finish line at the end, with family, his friend and members of the Enderby RCMP with their lights going all gathered to cheer him on, complete with a ribbon and a"Go Jack" sign from his sister.
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