France receives donation from NSC for Terry Fox run in Canada

William France, (right) receiving his monetary support from Director of Sport yesterday.

A timely and substantial contribution to William `The Conqueror’ France was made by the National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday to aid in his participation at Saturday’s Terry Fox in Toronto, Canada.

Director of Sport, Chris Jones made the presentation to the amputee athlete during a simple ceremony at the NSC’s office on Homestretch Avenue.

Jones noted that “This is part of our commitment to the development of sport with special emphasis on female participation and the differently abled”. The Director of Sport then pointed out that France “has been competing in this Run for a number of years and he was actually featured in a JET Magazine.