Terry Fox Run

Today was the Terry Fox Run at Green Acres park. When I arrived I put on my sash and crown then went around to mingle. We started the event with "O Canada" sung by Miss Tecumseh 2010, Aimee Quenneville, who did a fantastic job! Then speeches were given by mayor, Gary McNamara, and event organizer, Jan Wright. Caitlyn the clown and I were at the front when we all got stretched out to "I Would Walk 500 Miles." After the stretching, everyone headed to the start line. I wished everyone luck as they started on their walk, run, or roll. I really like that the event is family centred and anyone can participate. You had the option of doing a 2k, 5k, or 10k and you could walk, run, bike, or roller-blade  I loved seeing so many kids participating! It's so nice to see young people working towards such a great cause. I even saw a few of my little campers!

After the participants started, I got my basket of participation ribbons which I handed out to all of the participants as they crossed the finish line. It started out slow but eventually there were so many people coming by that I could hardly keep up with handing out the ribbons! There were over 1100 participants which is such an amazing turn out! After everyone passed the finish line, I headed over to the face painting and balloon making station to hang out with the kids and volunteers. I also stopped by the High Jinks play area and got to talking with the lady that worked there. She gave me her business card with interest in setting up a charity event. After everyone left, I stayed to help clean up. It was such a fun event and I would absolutely love to volunteer for this event next year and help out throughout my reign. This charity is so inspiring and is really dear to my heart. I was really glad to see so many familiar people and also meet some new ones! I would say that it was a really successful first event. To learn more about the Terry Fox Run go to: http://www.terryfox.org/. You can follow the Tecumseh Terry Fox run through their facbook page: https://www.facebook.com/TecumsehTerryFoxRun or twitter: https://twitter.com/TerryFoxRunTec.  Watch the highlights of the event here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DoC7ZJ58-k&feature=youtu.be

Tecumseh Terry Fox Run

Handing out ribbons at the finish line