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A shave and a haircut for their principal was an incentive for students in Starbuck to raise $10,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation.
“Last year, we were the top fundraising school in the whole province and it was around $8,800,” Starbuck School principal Dale Fust said.
“I issued the challenge to our students this year — if they could raise $10,000 we’d do something fun, which happened to be my head of hair but it’s a worthwhile cause and a very easy thing to do for something like this.”
More than 170 students over the course of a month from September into October took on that fundraising challenge and smashed it out of the park, raising $11,235 for a cause that they deeply respect.
“I chalk it up to we’re a little school with a big heart that has a strong connection to Terry Fox and the foundation,” said Cathy Burton, the Terry Fox Run co-ordinator for Starbuck School.
“Getting kids excited, they look up to him and we want to keep that going. It’s a very generous community.”
Burton, the Grade 4/5 teacher for the school, has overseen the Terry Fox fundraising campaign for 15 of the 18 years she has worked in Starbuck. The school held its run on Oct. 8, featuring a yearly appearance from Terry Fox’s aunt Janine who lives in the area. Burton said the message of what Terry Fox stood for resonates for every student to this day.
“It’s always been in our community and the Terry Fox Run starts our year off and gets kids in such a positive mindset,” Burton told The Headliner.
“Terry Fox has always been such a positive role model for kids and continues to be because of his legacy and the person he was. We all know somebody that has been touched by cancer and it’s a good campaign to get on board with.”
Fust and Burton were happy to see kids return to door knocking for pledges in the neighbourhood after the school had to cancel plans last year due to the pandemic. The teacher said the school tries to alternate donation ideas every year varying from food donations to fun clothing days for students.
“In recent years we’ve been doing hats on for Terry because kids don’t get to wear their hats in school,” Burton explained.
“You bring two dollars in and you get to wear your hat all day in classes and outside. We have Terry Fox hotdog days, so we’ve gotten donations from Archie’s Meats and so all of the money raised from that goes towards our campaign. In the past, we’ve also had the highway of hope pledges to run for someone that would go down the hall in our school.”
After doing this for a long time, Burton was still in disbelief when the total amount of money was counted following the month long efforts from students and a Terry Fox t-shirt campaign.
“We were overwhelmed and I would say a little bit shocked,” Burton said.
“In my experience, we’ve never raised over $10,000 on a campaign. I figured we would be around $6,000 this year. I’m really excited.”
Through 28 years of participating in the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, the school to date has raised over $83,000. Students weren’t shy to share how much fun they had raising money for a good cause.
“It feels pretty good and it is for a great cause and Terry Fox was a really good guy and he did a lot for everybody to help cancer,” said Jake Mirrlees, a Grade 5 student who raised $498.
“I went to my grandparents and their neighbours, door to door and also fundraised online.”
“It felt good to fundraise a lot for Terry Fox and I raised a lot from asking family and friends, it makes me feel happy,” said Ryker Milne, a Grade 2 student who raised $2,200, the highest single total from a student this year.
“I made videos and mom sent them to people that I wanted her to send them to, and they gave lots of money back. We sent out personalized messages to family and friends for people to donate. Close family that we were safe to see, as well.”
Milne raised $1,500 alone last year. The fundraising champ was all smiles when he got to do the honours of giving his principal a cut.
“I got to shave Mr. Fust’s head, it was exciting to shave his head, but I was also kind of scared,” Milne laughed.
The principal was delighted to see his school generate a twenty per cent increase in fundraising from last year towards the Terry Fox Foundation. Now the principal of Starbuck School for five years, Fust — who’s worked in the Transcona area in the past — says this year has been unlike anything he has seen before.
“I’ve been in many schools in my past and something like this was never even dreamed of,” Fust said.
“At my previous school, I think our goal was $300 and I don’t know if we got that. I know our community is a little more affluent, but to show the support that they have is crazy. People worked hard to donate to our school for us to be able to donate to the Terry Fox Foundation.”
Burton and Fust said they will challenge their school and students to raise an even greater amount of money next year all towards cancer research and a continuing legacy.
A shave and a haircut for their principal was an incentive for students in Starbuck to raise $10,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation.
“Last year, we were the top fundraising school in the whole province and it was around $8,800,” Starbuck School principal Dale Fust said.
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Nov. 8, 2021 - Students at Starbuck School took part in their 28th Terry Fox Marathon of Hope fundraiser over the fall. With a goal of $10,000, 174 students raised $11,235 earning the incentive to shave their principal's head. Dale Fust, principal of Starbuck School was delighted to take part in the fundraiser. (SUPPLIED PHOTO)
“I issued the challenge to our students this year — if they could raise $10,000 we’d do something fun, which happened to be my head of hair but it’s a worthwhile cause and a very easy thing to do for something like this.”
More than 170 students over the course of a month from September into October took on that fundraising challenge and smashed it out of the park, raising $11,235 for a cause that they deeply respect.
“I chalk it up to we’re a little school with a big heart that has a strong connection to Terry Fox and the foundation,” said Cathy Burton, the Terry Fox Run co-ordinator for Starbuck School.
“Getting kids excited, they look up to him and we want to keep that going. It’s a very generous community.”
Burton, the Grade 4/5 teacher for the school, has overseen the Terry Fox fundraising campaign for 15 of the 18 years she has worked in Starbuck. The school held its run on Oct. 8, featuring a yearly appearance from Terry Fox’s aunt Janine who lives in the area. Burton said the message of what Terry Fox stood for resonates for every student to this day.
“It’s always been in our community and the Terry Fox Run starts our year off and gets kids in such a positive mindset,” Burton told The Headliner.
“Terry Fox has always been such a positive role model for kids and continues to be because of his legacy and the person he was. We all know somebody that has been touched by cancer and it’s a good campaign to get on board with.”
Fust and Burton were happy to see kids return to door knocking for pledges in the neighbourhood after the school had to cancel plans last year due to the pandemic. The teacher said the school tries to alternate donation ideas every year varying from food donations to fun clothing days for students.
“In recent years we’ve been doing hats on for Terry because kids don’t get to wear their hats in school,” Burton explained.
JOSEPH BERNACKI
Nov. 8, 2021 - Starbuck School principal Dale Fust, (left) and Grade 4/5 teacher Cathy Burton were overwhelmed by their school's generosity for this year's Terry Fox fundraising campaign. Raising $11,235 from 174 students across each grade, the school's original goal was $10,000. As a reward to the students for their hard work, Fust agreed to have his head shaved by the top fundraising students this year. (JOSEPH BERNACKI/CANSTAR COMMUNITY NEWS/HEADLINER)
“You bring two dollars in and you get to wear your hat all day in classes and outside. We have Terry Fox hotdog days, so we’ve gotten donations from Archie’s Meats and so all of the money raised from that goes towards our campaign. In the past, we’ve also had the highway of hope pledges to run for someone that would go down the hall in our school.”
After doing this for a long time, Burton was still in disbelief when the total amount of money was counted following the month long efforts from students and a Terry Fox t-shirt campaign.
“We were overwhelmed and I would say a little bit shocked,” Burton said.
“In my experience, we’ve never raised over $10,000 on a campaign. I figured we would be around $6,000 this year. I’m really excited.”
Through 28 years of participating in the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope, the school to date has raised over $83,000. Students weren’t shy to share how much fun they had raising money for a good cause.
“It feels pretty good and it is for a great cause and Terry Fox was a really good guy and he did a lot for everybody to help cancer,” said Jake Mirrlees, a Grade 5 student who raised $498.
“I went to my grandparents and their neighbours, door to door and also fundraised online.”
“It felt good to fundraise a lot for Terry Fox and I raised a lot from asking family and friends, it makes me feel happy,” said Ryker Milne, a Grade 2 student who raised $2,200, the highest single total from a student this year.
“I made videos and mom sent them to people that I wanted her to send them to, and they gave lots of money back. We sent out personalized messages to family and friends for people to donate. Close family that we were safe to see, as well.”
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Nov. 8, 2021 - Starbuck School principal Dale Fust receives a haircut from the top student fundraiser, Ryker Milne (right) and his mother Alison, another teacher at the school. (SUPPLIED PHOTO)
Milne raised $1,500 alone last year. The fundraising champ was all smiles when he got to do the honours of giving his principal a cut.
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“I got to shave Mr. Fust’s head, it was exciting to shave his head, but I was also kind of scared,” Milne laughed.
The principal was delighted to see his school generate a twenty per cent increase in fundraising from last year towards the Terry Fox Foundation. Now the principal of Starbuck School for five years, Fust — who’s worked in the Transcona area in the past — says this year has been unlike anything he has seen before.
“I’ve been in many schools in my past and something like this was never even dreamed of,” Fust said.
“At my previous school, I think our goal was $300 and I don’t know if we got that. I know our community is a little more affluent, but to show the support that they have is crazy. People worked hard to donate to our school for us to be able to donate to the Terry Fox Foundation.”
Burton and Fust said they will challenge their school and students to raise an even greater amount of money next year all towards cancer research and a continuing legacy.
