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TERRY’S DREAM INSPIRES JAX’S JOURNEY in St. John’s, then set off on his personal odyssey of hope.
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
“Working at the care home, I realized that the greatest gift in the world is the gift of life,” he said. “I wanted to take on a cause against something that takes people away from this world. Fortunately, I’ve still got everyone in the world that I deeply are about.” Preparing for his cross-country odyssey was the first real challenge to Charron- Okerlund’s dream of following in Terry Fox’s footsteps. He chuckles as he recalled that his physical condition was “pretty average” when he first decided that he was going to a cross-Canada marathon against cancer. He started running every day for stamina and, when he wasn’t running, he was at the gym for weight training to build up his leg muscles. “Squats, calf raises, and on the inclined bench,” he said. “Then I would finish with BAIPUZPHBTFTTJPO.ZHPBMJTUPNBLFBU least 50 kilometres a day. Some days I may be doing 70 or 80 kilometres when I get to the Prairies.” At the start of his journey, Charron-Oker- lund was alone on the road, pushing a infant stroller, that he nicknamed Carter, which contained all the few possessions he figured he needed for his journey. On Day 40 just CFGPSFMFBWJOH/FX#SVOTXJDLIFXBTKPJOFE by Rob Ingram, his childhood friend, who brought a small camper van to serve as a
The silver anniversary is almost here for Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, and a young man from Manitoba is on a cross- country journey to prove that Terry’s Dream is very much alive. Jackson Charron-Okerlund is on Day 60 of his cross-country trek, passing through Hawkesbury, and headed for Ottawa via Alfred-Plantagenet and Clarence-Rockland. He is halfway through his schedule of walking and running across Canada in 120 days to honour the memory of Terry Fox and raise money to support cancer research. «I’ve always been in awe of Terry Fox,» said Charron-Okerlund, explaining the reason behind his cross-Canada odyssey. «Terry ran halfway across Canada with one leg and a dream.» )BJMJOHGSPN8JOOJQFH .BOJUPCB $IBS - ron-Okerlund decided four years ago that he would honour both the dream and the memory of Terry Fox by doing his own cross- country marathon. After a long and intensive course of muscle- and endourance-building and training in long-distance running, Char- ron-Okerlund left his job as a support person GPSTFOJPSTBOEXFOUUP/FXGPVOEMBOEXIFSF 'PYCFHBOIJT.BSBUIPOPG)PQFJO"QSJM 1980. Charron-Okerlhund posed for a photo .BSDIXJUIUIF5FSSZ'PY.FNPSJBMTUBUVF
Que la Force soit avec Jackson Charron-Okerlund de Winnipeg, Manitoba. Il est arrivé à Hawkesbury le jeudi 4 mai, s’est dirigé vers Rockland, puis vers Ottawa, dans le cadre d’un voyage à travers le pays visant à recueillir des fonds pour la recherche sur le cancer, à honorer la mémoire de Terry Fox et à contribuer à la réalisation du rêve de Terry de trouver un remède à tous les cancers. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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support vehicle. “He is my best friend in the whole wide world,” Charron-Okerlund said. “He decided to come out here and help make sure eve- SZUIJOHHPFTTNPPUIMZBMMUIFXBZUP#$u He livestreams his journey through TikTok and other social media. During his journey across the country, Charron-Okerlund meets people along the way who are following his progress and show their support with cash donations and sometimes a gift certificate for a meal at a local restaurant or gasoline for the van. “People are becoming invested in the journey,” he said, “and seeing to it that I make it all the way safely.” Jax’s Journey has also acquired a few corporate sponsors, like Telus, which has provided him and Ingram with free cellphones and an unlimited data plan so they can livestream all their adventures on the road UP1PSU$PRVJUMBN #$ 5FSSZ'PYTIPNF UPXO5/-"CBUFNFOUBOE3FNFEJBM*OD JO4U-FPOBSE /FX#SVOTXJDLQSPWJEFE them with sleeping bags and a long-distance
overhaul of their van, and an offer of more help for the journey should they need it. -"SUJTBO:BSOJO/FX#SVOTXJDLHBWFUIFN #SVOTXJDLBOE4JE IBOEDSPDIFUFENPPTF and sloth dolls for mascots, and is donating the proceeds from sales of any other moose mascots to the project. The two of them are in touch with and have the blessing of the Terry Fox Foundation. All the money collected during Jax’s Journey will go to the Fox Foundation for distribution to cancer research and support programs. A (P'VOE.FTJUFJTTFUVQUPDPMMFDUEPOBUJPOT 3JHIUOPXUIF(P'VOE.FHPBMJT As of last Thursday morning, more than JOEPOBUJPOTXFSFQMFEHFEPO the site at https://www.gofundme.com/f/ cross-canada-run-for-cancer-research. With the Prairies waiting for him beyond the Ontario border and the mountains of #$MPPNJOHCFZPOE $IBSSPO0LFSMVOEJT certain that Jak’s Journey will finish on time. “I feel like a million bucks,” he said, smiling. “Like I could do another marathon.”
May 6 was the official coronation day for King Charles III, and Le Chenail Cultural Centre in Hawkesbury marked the occasion by scheduling its annual Victorian Tea for that day. More than 40 people spent a leisurely afternoon at the cultural centre, sipping tea and enjoying being together. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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