St. Anthony’s School is continuing its giving tradition and ramping up for the Terry Fox School Run.
This year’s event is on Thursday, September 26. The whole school including teachers participate every year, as well a number of parents and family members come out. The "small school that could" has raised a whopping $72,000 over the last nine years, and they hope to add to that this year.
We had one year that was in the area of $13,000,” said organizer Gavin Makse.
This year the Terry Fox School Run at St. Anthony’s School is Thursday, September 26. They are hoping to raise $7,500 at the event.
Makse says the school is hoping to raise $7,500, breaking last year’s record by $500.
The day begins at 9:45 a.m. with an assembly for all students featuring a guest speaker. At 10:15 the walk / run begins and heads about three kilometers through lower Midland and returning to the school. Drumheller RCMP will be monitoring the event for safety.
After the run, students will head back to class for a lunch.
Students have been working hard raising funds for the event, hoping to break last year’s total. Some have been going door-to-door while other are approaching businesses to make the walk a success.
St. Anthony’s has consistently been in the top 50 highest fundraising schools in the Alberta and, Nunavut and Northwest Territories region.
Makse says the event reaches beyond the school walls.
“It is a great thing we do, not only as a school but as a school community,” he said.
