Terry Fox 2008
Kids run with Fox's spirit in mind
By Eddie Chau, Staff
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Oct 03, 2008
Tim Steele considers himself an iron man. The Grade 9 Niagara District Secondary School student has every right to feel that way after being the first student of Niagara-on-the-Lake's many students to make it from Brown's Point down the Niagara Parkway to the finish line at McFarland Park. Celebrating with a cup of orange drink and shoving a hot dog down his throat, Steele said while it looked like he ran the entire five kilometres, but he actually walked most of it. "It doesn't matter how I traveled. I did it for cancer research," Steele said. About 500 students from Niagara-on-the-Lake's five elementary schools and high school participated in the school's version of the Terry Fox Run last Friday morning. With the aid of Niagara District Secondary School students, who organized the event, the elementary school students walked five kilometres along the Niagara Parkway to raise money and awareness for cancer research. After the trek, students were treated to hotdogs, refreshments and live entertainment by NDSS students. Joan King, organizer of the town's Terry Fox Run that occurred two weeks ago, volunteered her time to help serve the hungry students. King said it was nice to see NDSS and elementary school students do good in the community. "It shows the strength of Niagara-on-the-Lake towards supporting a worthy cause such as the Terry Fox Foundation," King said. "Niagara District bought the remaining Terry Fox shirts I had from the run and they showed their spirit by wearing them. It's nice." NDSS principal Mike Cockburn said it's too early to know how much was raised, but the emphasis was more on participation. "We were extremely happy to have 100 per cent participation of our students along with elementary schools," Cockburn said. "It was also a plus to have the parents and the community involved too."
