The Terry Fox Walk/Run 2025

10/22/2025

Tihmily Li, Senior Officer, Communications & Marketing

Each year, Greenwood supports the Terry Fox Foundation with an annual run or walk in the Mount Pleasant cemetery. The Terry Fox Run is now a fall tradition in Canada with hundreds of communities hosting their own events in memory of Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope. On September 26, the school community ran and walked through Mount Pleasant Cemetery for this year’s Terry Fox Walk/Run.

Greenwood’s community raised funds across two weeks to support cancer research either through the online Terry Fox Foundation portal or in-person via the Toonies for Terry drive. Each House competed against one another to see who would raise the most money. Houses with the most donations raised and the fastest runners earned House points towards their House Cup standings.

For this year’s online fundraising, Hawks raised the most money, while Lynx was second most and Bison in third. For the in-person Toonies for Terry fundraising, Timberwolves raised the most cash with Hawks in second and Trillium in third.

In terms of the fastest runners, Redwood had the most followed by Lynx then Trillium. In the full-school assembly on October 20, we recognized the top three runners from each running section, each receiving a commemorative t-shirt.

In total, Greenwood raised $15,289.55 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Way to go, Greenwood!

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The Grade 7s and 8s take off from the starting line for the Terry Fox Walk/Run.
The Grade 9s and 10s begin their Terry Fox Walk/Run.
The Grade 11s and 12s depart from the start of the Terry Fox Walk/Run route.
House Captains cheer on runners and walkers just before the finish line.
Students donned on fun costumes in their House colours.
Staff also wore their House colours to show off their House pride.
House Captains pose with Sam King, Coordinator, Student Council & House Program (first row on the right) after another successful Terry Fox Walk/Run.

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