An Interview With the Terry Fox Foundation's Brett Kohli

Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope on April 12, 1980, with a goal to raise $1 million for cancer research. He lost his right leg to cancer, and after witnessing the suffering caused by the disease, particularly in children, he decided to run across Canada. Fox's journey began quietly in St. John's, Newfoundland. When the citizens of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, raised more than $1 for every resident, his goal grew to raising $24 million — $1 from every Canadian. When Terry reached the Ontario border, his story became national news, and the fundraising exploded.