Four Seasons organizes and participates in annual charity runs and other initiatives all over the world to raise funds toward advancing cancer research, a cause that has been supported by Four Seasons employees since Terry’s historic Marathon of Hope across Canada 43 years ago.
In the company’s hometown of Toronto, Canada, employees of Four Seasons Hotel Toronto and Four Seasons Corporate head office organize Canada’s largest Terry Fox Run site at Wilket Creek Park. Thousands of participants are expected to run, walk, ride and skate through 2 km, 5 km and 10 km routes on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Four Seasons employees and their families will volunteer by registering runners, serving food and refreshments, and helping with the children’s play area.
The commitment of Four Seasons to cancer research began in 1980 when Isadore Sharp personally pledged to Terry’s cause and wrote to 999 other Canadian executives urging them to support cancer research. The following year, Four Seasons organized the first-ever Terry Fox Run in support of cancer research, in his memory.
What began as a single event is now part of its unwavering global commitment to the cause, with Four Seasons hotels and resorts hosting, sponsoring and participating in countless local events to benefit the Terry Fox Foundation and local cancer research and care facilities.