Hundreds are expected to pack Sarnia's Canatara Park on Sunday for the 42nd annual Terry Fox Run.
The run is the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research, and over $850 million has been raised in Terry's name.
Local Organizer Laurie Rome said she'd love to see Sarnia fundraise at least $60,000 this year.
She said the first run in 1981 brought in $18,000 in Sarnia, and last year's event generated just over $52,000.
Rome said people can register as an individual or as a team.
"If you register as a team, you may win the largest team trophy," said Rome. "That's for whoever brings the most people. It used to be Team Leo all the time, and they're still raising a lot of money, but they're staying home and doing it. That leaves a big opening for somebody else to win."
Rome said it's an extremely worthwhile cause, as just about everyone knows someone who has been impacted by cancer.
"I know too many people that it has affected, and people get frustrated when there's not a cure," she said. "All that I can tell them is that people are living longer and living better lives because of Terry Fox and because of research. We just have to keep going and it'll get better and better every year."
Rome said this year's theme is #DearTerry.
"People, when he was sick and when he was doing his Marathon of Hope, they would write him encouraging letters," she said. "When he had to leave, they sent him something like 65,000 letters while he was in the hospital. So, some of those letters have been printed on the t-shirts this year. We have postcards that people can fill out at the run, just saying whatever they would say to Terry if he were standing in front of them. We'll collect those and send them to the Terry Fox Foundation."
Rome said there will be a life sized cut out of Terry to take photos with, a silent auction, and a special appearance by some Sarnia Sting players.
Although the event is called a "run", participants can still walk or rollerblade if they wish.
Registration starts on Sunday at 8 a.m. at Canatara Park bandshell, and the run will kick off at around 9 a.m.
For more information, and to preregister, go to www.terryfoxrun.ca.
