Dear Families:

Once again, we at Heritage Mountain will be honouring Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope, by participating in our Annual Terry Fox School Run. This will mark the 34th year of our run for Terry Fox. This year’s run will take place on Thursday, September 24th.

We are happy to invite parents and family members to join us at the Terry Fox School Run. Classes will meet at 1:30 in the gym for a short assembly before the run. 

We cannot think of a better role model to identify with than Terry for today’s youth to aspire to be like. Who better to show students what Empathy means and that Others Matter (transforming the world around us), but Terry Fox. As we are all inspired by Terry, we will be participating in the Terry Fox School Day Run and continue his legacy. Our school, along with the many thousands of schools across Canada, makes a real difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of fellow Canadians with their generous fundraising efforts. 

As in past years, we will be happy to collect donations online or by cash over the next few weeks. We are hoping to reach our goal of $5000 this year. We are continuing with the slogan, “Five for Fox” as our Canadian icon will be featured on the $5 bill in 2027. Let’s bring in multiples of 5s to help support Terry’s dream of finding a cure for cancer. The Foundation will provide tax receipts for cheque donations of $20 or more. We are happy to collect cash donations as well. Our school’s Fundraising Link is: https://schools.terryfox.ca/HeritageMountainElementaryPortMoody

Just as Terry Fox did, we will be running rain or shine.  

Thank you for your continued support!

Heritage Mountain Staff