{"id":67609,"date":"2022-09-30T00:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T06:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=67609"},"modified":"2022-10-23T08:09:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T14:09:11","slug":"__trashed-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2022\/09\/30\/__trashed-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Chestermere High School students show support for Canadian cancer research during Terry Fox Run"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Run For Terry:<\/strong> Chestermere High School students participating in the traditional Terry Fox Run return to their school after completing the loop in Chestermere on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. CHS students braved the cold and rain to show their support for Canadian cancer research. (Photo by Cassidy Bronson\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A<\/span>fter two years of pandemic-related setbacks and precautions, the annual Terry Fox Run kicked off at Chestermere High School on Monday, Sept. 19.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he run honoured Fox \u2014 who died of cancer in 1980 after attempting to run across Canada \u2014 and raised money for cancer research.<\/p>\n

Despite the frigid cold and rain, many staff and students were thrilled to run in support of Fox and their own loved ones affected by the disease.<\/p>\n

Jordis Dingwall, a Grade 11 student, ran for her grandma, who has survived several bouts of cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Grandma is a very special person to me,\u201d Dingwall said. \u201cShe keeps me going every day. She’s the person I aspire to be one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Public Health Agency of Canada<\/a>, roughly two out of five Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. With this disease affecting many Canadians, it’s important for those affected to speak up and share their stories to inspire and help others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it’s very important for young people and other people to realize what the fundraiser does to help people,\u201d said Dingwall.<\/p>\n

Hana Martin, a Grade 10 teacher, organized the annual Terry Fox Run for the fifth year in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m running for my buddy who has a brain tumour, and he was supposed to only make it ’till February of 2022,\u201d said Martin, \u201cBut he’s still alive now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hana’s friend Luke was diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n

“For him to be newly married with a new baby and to be given only 14 months to live is devastating,” she said.<\/p>\n

Chestermere High School leadership students, who were not participating in the run, orchestrated a treat fundraiser, supplying cookies and freezies for participants finishing the run. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to Canadian cancer research initiatives.<\/p>\n

Ravjet Gill, a Grade 12 student at CHS bought a blue freezie to support the cause. Gill and his family have been through their own hardships, since Gill’s grandfather suffered from prostate cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe essentially raised me until I was 12-ish until the cancer got worse,\u201d Gill stated, \u201cHe used to drive me to all my soccer practices, games, or any kind of sport I played. He was always the one there to support me.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the race while students were warming up, Dingwall spoke about the importance of participating, donating, and supporting the Terry Fox Run.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want other people to know that cancer affects everybody even if you’re not the one that has it,\u201d she said, \u201dSo I believe that everyone should donate, and if you’re not able to donate, please run.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Freezing for Freezies: Chestermere High School student Tressa Kauenhofen left, hands Caden Cole a freezie for donating and participating in the annual Terry Fox Run in Chestermere on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. The run ended with a light drizzle, which moved the closing of the event inside the school for some final words from the organizers. (Photo by Cassidy Bronson\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After two years of pandemic-related setbacks and precautions, the annual Terry Fox Run kicked off at Chestermere High School (CHS) on Monday, September 19. The run intends to honour Terry, bring awareness, and raise money for Canadian cancer research. [ READ MORE ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":785,"featured_media":67614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_text_assignment-slug":"S1 Terry Fox Run CB","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1106,1586],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-67609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-life","8":"category-physical-health-and-wellness","9":"category-recreational-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/785"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67609"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67816,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67609\/revisions\/67816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}