Neepawa Tigers support Terry Fox Run, Parker’s Squad

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Published on Friday, September 23, 2016

Left to right: Brody Miller, Dylan Neufeld, Parker Guy, Dylan Oshanuk and Jacob Nomore at the Terry Fox Run in Portage la Prairie.

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Several members of the Neepawa Tigers football team ventured off to Portage la Prairie last weekend, to help a former teammate with a very important cause. On Sunday, Sept. 18, those players participated in the Terry Fox Run as part of ‘Parker’s Squad’,, a contingent brought together to support 18-year-old Parker Guy of MacGregor.

Guy, who played for the Tigers last season, was recently diagnosed with Ewing’s Saracoma, a type of bone cancer.  Upon learning of the diagnosis, many people in the community of MacGregor responded by stepping up to support the family. That outpouring led to a record setting year for the Portage run, as over $13,000 was raised in donations. That number is more than three times the 2015 result of $3,868 and the largest total raised in Portage la Prairie since 1991.

Proceeds from the Terry Fox Run go directly to the Terry Fox Foundation. More than 9,000 communities across Canada take part in the charity run every year.