150 people came out in support of Team Terry Fox last week at the Deleau/Sifton Centennial Park. It was one of the stops on the team's month-long cross-country challenge called, Ride of Hope 2025, biking from Vancouver, B.C. to St. John's, Newfoundland.
The riders were accompanied to the park by students from Souris and Hartney schools on their bikes, and emergency response vehicles from Oak Lake/Sifton, Hartney & Souris/Glenwood fire departments.
At the park, the Deleau Community Club and friends hosted a fund raising BBQ and, in the end, brought in just over $3,000 to continue the fight against cancer.
Many sponsors jumped on board as well, including J & S Meats, Prairie Rose Meats, Deleau General Store, Minary Bakery and Boundary Co-op, donating the food and drinks.
Ride of Hope 2025 commemorates the 45th anniversary of Terry Fox's iconic Marathon of Hope, and the goal is for the team to arrive in St. John's on July 10th at the exact spot where Terry set out on his marathon all those years ago.