Community Outreach Coordinator
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Opportunity Description
The Community Outreach Coordinator plays a key role in building awareness, engagement, and participation for the Terry Fox Run in Halifax. This volunteer position is ideal for someone who is passionate about community building, enjoys connecting with people, and wants to support cancer research in a meaningful way.
Becoming a Terry Fox volunteer is an incredibly rewarding experience, not only will you be directly responsible for sharing Terry’s message of hope, courage and determination, you will be giving back to your community. Our Terry Fox Runs are 100% volunteer run, so we are always on the lookout for passionate Terry Foxers to help us.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate on Outreach Strategy:
- Work with the organizing team to develop and implement a community outreach plan
- Identify opportunities to expand the Run’s reach across Halifax and surrounding areas
Community Presence & Event Engagement:
- Represent the Terry Fox Run at local events, markets, and community booths
- Engage with the public to share the Terry Fox story and inspire participation
- Promote the Run and sell Terry Fox merchandise at outreach events
Partnerships & Relationship Building:
- Connect with local businesses and community groups to encourage team participation and support
- Foster relationships that strengthen community involvement and long-term engagement
- Help recruit new participants and volunteers through outreach efforts
Email us at ns@terryfox.org if you are interested!
About the Organization
Terry Fox Foundation
Fundraising, Grant Making & Foundations
Driven by Terry’s courage and determination, the Terry Fox Foundation collaborates with and inspires people around the world to support and fundraise for bold, extraordinary research to end cancer.
Terry Fox was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) in his right leg in 1977 and had his leg amputated 15 cm (six inches) above the knee. While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope.
Terry’s Marathon of Hope took place in 1980 with the simple objective of informing Canadians of the importance of finding a cure for cancer. With fierce determination, he ran an average of 42 kilometres (26 miles) every day for 143 days.
The annual Terry Fox Run has become a fall tradition in Canada, with more than 650 communities, big and small, urban and rural, English and French, fundraising for cancer research.
Becoming a Terry Fox volunteer is an incredibly rewarding experience, not only will you be directly responsible for sharing Terry’s message of hope, courage and determination, you will be giving back to your community. Our Terry Fox Runs are 100% volunteer run, so we are always on the lookout for passionate Terry Foxers to help us.
Logistics & Schedule
- Frequency
- Flexible
- Duration
- Short-term (less than 6 months)
- Dates
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- Location
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
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