Sun West recently received a very kind note from the Terry Fox Foundation thanking our local schools for their participation in the 2020 Terry Fox Run! Twenty Sun West schools participated in the Terry Fox Run and raised $17,670.65 for cancer research. Special recognition was provided to Beechy, Dinsmore, Davidson, Kenaston and Elizabeth Middle School… Continue reading Sun West Schools Recieve Thank You from Terry Fox Foundation
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Boy ‘obsessed’ with Terry Fox follows in his footsteps this Halloween
Source: Alexandra Mae Jones, CTV News, October 28, 2019 TORONTO — Forty years ago, a man dipped his leg in the Atlantic Ocean off of St. John’s, N.L. and set out on a courageous marathon across Canada. This Halloween, his spirit is returning to Newfoundland in the form of a seven-year-old boy. Ethan Smallwood is… Continue reading Boy ‘obsessed’ with Terry Fox follows in his footsteps this Halloween
‘He was a hero of mine’: Cancer survivor reflects on importance of Terry Fox run
Source: CBC News, September 15, 2019 Regina’s Jade Gritzfeld got involved with the foundation after her cancer diagnosis in 2004 15 years ago in October Jade Gritzfeld was diagnosed with cancer and ever since she’s been a part of the Terry Fox run. When she was going through treatment it was the 25th anniversary of… Continue reading ‘He was a hero of mine’: Cancer survivor reflects on importance of Terry Fox run
135 students stung by wasps during Terry Fox run at B.C. school
Source: The Canadian Press, September 27, 2018 KAMLOOPS, B.C. — About 135 students at an elementary school in Kamloops, B.C., were stung by wasps during their Terry Fox run Thursday. Diana Skoglund, communications manager for School District 73, said it’s believed the swarm attacked after the students ran over a ground nest. While the cross-country… Continue reading 135 students stung by wasps during Terry Fox run at B.C. school