Each year, students raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society through door-to-door canvassing, dress-down days and other special events.
Students then parade to the North Bay waterfront for an official presentation of funds raised and celebration, this year’s record donation from the 26th Annual Trojan Parade for Cancer totals $30,000.
The parade was started by one young student whose grandfather had died of cancer and has become an annual tradition for the staff and students of West Ferris.
Over the years, funds raised have been donated to organizations such as Camp Oochigeas (a camp for children and youth battling cancer), Camp Quality (a Northern Ontario summer camp for children battling cancer, and their families) and the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society. The Annual Trojan Parade for Cancer has now raised over $280 000 to assist with cancer research and support services.
