Ron Calhoun
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Calhoun was the National Co-ordinator for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, working with Fox to organize the original run in 1980. He coined the phrase "Marathon of Hope" for the event.[3][4]
Calhoun has served in numerous other positions in charitable and educational organizations, including:
- National Fundraising Chairman at the Canadian Cancer Society
- member of the national board of directors at the ALS Society of Canada
- Ontario chair of the Canadian Diabetes Association
- chair of the Mogenson Trust in Physiology, University of Western Ontario
- London, Ontario-branch vice president of the Canadian Mental Health Association
- executive director of Partners in Research