Last Week's Terry Fox Run & Important Words to Live By

Last Friday, The Country Day School held its 31st run for Terry Fox in which the entire school participated. In anticipation of the the run, the Junior School talked about Terry’s Marathon of Hope in their weekly assembly. Mr. Burleigh acknowledged the important work of former CDS student and Terry Fox Run participant, Hart Jackson '02, who today conducts cancer research at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Sinai Health. Following the assembly, Mrs. Paige Moore from the Junior School main office, a survivor herself, had the honour of raising the Terry Fox Flag in the Junior School with the help of Mr. Burleigh and Mrs. Wildberger.

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During the Middle/Senior School Terry Fox Assembly, CDS Parent Stacy Falkenberg shared her family’s personal story of how they learned of her son Colton’s cancer diagnosis, and their ensuing journey. “It’s been a tough way to learn what we truly value as a family, but a journey such as this really puts things in perspective.” Today, Colton is doing very well and in his second year at Guelph University. He has regular follow ups with his doctors and maintains an incredibly positive outlook in the face of adversity.
 
Below are the five points Stacy shared with the students that she believes Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope symbolizes as a guide for everyone:
  1. Get up, put your shoes on, and get out there and live every day. Don’t waste time! Get involved with the things that have meaning for you. Be active. Set goals. Contribute.

  2. Be grateful, everyday, for at least one thing in your life. Maybe it’s just that you have good health. Enjoy it! And don't take it for granted. Run, breathe, laugh.

  3. In tough times, don’t suffer or despair alone. There is strength in numbers. Share your challenges and worries with others. People are good, and they support each other. 

  4. Pick your worries. I know “Don’t sweat the small stuff” sounds like a cliche, but in our family we don’t get worked up about little things the way we used to. Don’t get bogged down in life’s trivial inconveniences and disappointments. Remember, things could sometimes be better, but they could ALWAYS be worse.

  5. Face your battles with as much courage and dignity as you can muster. And of utmost importance…tell the people you love that you love them as often as possible. 
With these inspirational words in mind, students, faculty and staff ran and walked throughout the School’s extensive trail system with the Junior School running/walking a shorter loop for 30 minutes and the Middle/Senior School students running/walking a longer loop that included a colour run component and fun House competition events.

Once again, CDS proudly ran for Terry and all our loved ones who have been affected by cancer.
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The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.

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13415 Dufferin Street King, Ontario L7B 1K5 
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Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.

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