Local schools stepped up to the plate despite COVID restrictions and showed great support for the annual Terry Fox School Runs.
The Annual Terry Fox School run took place in September and last week, the Terry Fox Foundation for Alberta, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut published its top fundraising schools and all three Drumheller schools were on the list.
St. Anthony’s School has made a tradition of marking Terry Fox’s legacy and this year set a goal of raising $6,500. It is a whole-school effort with some students taking on their initiatives to raise funds.
This year St. Anthony’s landed in third place in the territory for fundraising in elementary schools, raising $14,876.25. They were bested by two Calgary schools.
Similarly, Greentree School also has a great contingent of Terry Fox supporters participating in the annual School Run. About 70 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6 participated. They also set up a page to make donations online through the Terry Fox Foundation. Many students brought their own donations to donate to the cause. Greentree School was able to raise $7,540.55, the 19th-best in the territory.
DVSS also showed their support for the Terry Fox School Run, and among Secondary Schools in the territory, DVSS raised $3,190.40, the fourth-best.
In total, the three schools raised $25,607.20.
