Colin, Kelsey, Aberly, and Emalyn Price: Terry Fox Day Run

Better late than never!

Earlier this year in January, TAISM had it’s annual Terry Fox run. Our wonderful colleague and friend, Laura (who saw Terry Run through her town when she was very young), organizes the event yearly to raise funds for cancer research. The funds are used here in Oman at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital where they seek to better research leukemia, which occurs here in Oman at a higher rate than other places in the world. Events include purchasing a run spirit item (this year was bandanas, last year was bracelets), a “Shave for the Cure” fundraiser in the HS, and then the run itself.

Terry Fox runs are held around the world each year, and to date, since the beginning of world ride runs in his name, $600 million dollars have been raised.

You can learn more about Terry Fox and the organization here: http://www.terryfox.org/

There is also a great video about Terry Fox here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjgTlCTluPA

An amazing blessing for our school this year was that Judith Fox, Terry’s sister and International Director for the Terry Fox Foundation, came to visit our school personally and to be a part of the event. We were touched by listening to her present about her brother, the run, and the impact the foundation has. She ran with our students and interacted with those that she could.

A real special treat was that she joined the EC run, which is short and small, so she could interact with many of the students involved. Since I was there early to help out and take photos, I spoke for awhile to Judith and she is such a wonderful, inspirational, and caring person. Aberly got special help from Judith putting on her Terry Fox tattoo, and got to stand with her for the group photograph. Aberly will not understand the unique experience she got to have for many years, but it truly touched my heart that day.

Isla is probably about the age Laura (her mom) was when she saw Terry Run through her town.

All ready to run!

Of course, Aberly was thrilled to get to hang out with her favorite big kid friend, Cassie Irish. A group of MS students helped run with the kids that morning.