Terry Fox inspires TAISM to "Dream Big!"
Mark your calendars!
Thursday, December 10th:
2:00: All-school photo on the field
2:30: Terry Fox Run
* Parents are welcome to attend as participants and/or volunteers!
* Student and Staff photo first, followed by all-community photo including parents.
* EC students participate in their own mini-run on at 9:00 a.m., but are also welcome to return to school to participate in the main run if accompanied by their parents.
What is the TAISM Terry Fox Run?
The TAISM Terry Fox Run has become a special tradition over the past nine years, raising awareness about cancer in a hopeful, uplifting way, and raising funds to help improve treatment for children here in Oman with leukemia. There are routes for both younger and older students and adults on and around the TAISM campus, as well as assemblies and events in each division.
Terry Fox had a dream. As a teenager, Terry got treated for bone cancer in his left leg, in a children's hospital ward in British Columbia, Canada. He lost his leg, but he was cured of cancer. However, when he left the hospital, he couldn't leave behind the memories of those other kids who were also fighting cancer. Terry decided the best way to help was to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research, with one artificial leg. Now, 35 years later, Terry's dream is still inspiring people all around the world, and his dream unites us all here at TAISM to keep fighting for his dream of a world without cancer.
Where does the money go?
All funds raised during Terry Fox Runs outside of Canada stay in the country where they were raised. Funds raised by TAISM will be donated to a childhood leukemia research project at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.
See you December 10th!
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