Prince George-Cariboo MP intends to walk in his own cancer relay fundraiser, June 9-10
Two months after he had his second knee operation, Todd Doherty vows he will be walking on that wounded leg, even if it means using a walker for balance, to take part in his own version of the Relay For Life cancer fundraiser.
The closure of the Canadian Cancer Society’s regional offices during the pandemic and the lack of volunteers on the local organizing committee are cited by the society as the reasons behind the cancelation of the 31st annual Relay For Life. “This is such a short-sighted view for the Canadian Cancer Society. This was something that went beyond a fundraiser, it was something our community really rallied behind and now, more than ever, we need something like this to bring us all together.
Doherty’s devotion to the relay stems from the number of close relatives of his and his wife Kelly who have had cancer. Kelly’s father died at their Prince George home less than a year ago after a lengthy battle with the disease. He knows how much it meant to people to light candles and place them in paper bags along the stadium track for the Luminary Lap to remember friends and family members.
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