On Friday, October 1st, Division 4 participated with the school community in the Terry Fox Run. To honor Terry’s legacy, students raised money for the Terry Fox Foundation to support cancer research and Terry’s goal of ending cancer. We participated in the “Try Like Terry and Bring a Toonie” challenge with a goal of raising $580.00, two dollars for every student in our school. With the support of our families, our school donated $603.25 to the Terry Fox Foundation. Thank you!
Division 4 students reflected on why we should care about Terry and the Terry Fox Run:
“I think why we should care about Terry and the Terry Fox run is because Terry tried to raise money for cancer research but he didn’t get to accomplish his goal. The people in Canada helped him accomplish his goal.”
“We should remember and care about Terry beause he suffered so that he could raise money for cancer research.”
“We should care about Terry and his run because I don’t think very many people would have the courage to run across Canada, with even 2 legs! But… Terry did over half!”
“Why do we do the Terry fox run because we want to still get donations for cancer research and to keep achieving Terry’s goal.”
“We should care about the marathon of hope and Terry because he is a great man and he is very brave.”
“We should care about Terry because his is our hero. Terry was a hardworker, Terry always said ‘One step at a time’, which encourages us to be like Terry. That is why we run in the Terry Fox Run.”