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.

    Drumheller residents are once again supporting one of Canada’s most iconic causes this fall.
    Over the next week residents and students will be collecting pledges for the annual Terry Fox Run, which raises money in support of cancer research in Canada.
    This year, the community Terry Fox Run has been scheduled for Sunday, September 22, at 9 a.m. at the Midland Community Hall. Everyone is welcome to sign up and support cancer research.
    “We want everyone to walk, run, push their buggies, ride their bikes, and come out for the Terry Fox run,” said Sharel Shoff, organizer of the Drumheller Terry Fox Run. “Come to the Terry Fox Run and help raise money for cancer research.”
    The run was created in memory of Terry Fox, who, with his right leg having been amputated, embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. He began in St. John’s, Newfoundland in April 1980 and ran to Thunder Bay, Ontario, when his cancer spread to his lungs and he was forced to stop. Nine months later, he died.
    In Alberta alone, over $4 million has been committed by the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research since 2008.
    Anyone wishing to volunteer for the run or wanting more information are encouraged to call Shoff at 403-820-1644. Pledge forms can be found online at www.terryfox.org/run or on September 22 at the Midland Community Hall.

Residents are being encouraged to come out on Sunday, September 22, to support the annual Terry Fox Run, one of Canada’s most unique cancer fundraisers. The run starts at 9 a.m. from the Midland Community Hall and runners, walkers, parents with strollers, and even cyclists are welcome to attend and raise money for cancer research.