My Story…
Friends and family:
As some of you know, I continue my battle with a rare neuroendocrine cancer and the Canada Army Run is a way to stay fit and positive and give something back to the great military community that I served with. The Run is to be held in Ottawa on Sunday September 23. It is the same event as last year only this year I have expanded my goal from 10 km to the 21 kilometer half marathon.
More than anything, the Canada Army Run is about Canadians and the Canadian Armed Forces – Air Force, Army, and Navy – joining together in the spirit of camaraderie and community. It's a chance for the troops to extend the military esprit de corps to Canadians and to thank them for their support. And, it's an opportunity for Canadians to say thanks to the men and women who serve them in so many ways at home and abroad.
I feel blessed to have served for 22 years in the Canadian Armed Forces and to have survived without major health consequences. Indeed, in addition to getting a college education and rewarding career, I have made lifelong friends and memories.
Many of our team-mates in the CF have not been as fortunate as I have. Many have sacrificed so much more than I had to and continue to suffer to this day. Since 2008, through race proceeds and the fundraising efforts of participants, Canada Army Run has contributed over $4 million to Support Our Troops and Soldier On to care for our Canadian Armed Forces community and their families. This includes providing financial assistance to promote family resiliency and to support the recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration of members with a physical and/or mental illness or injury.
If you appreciate the need for this type of support in our community please consider giving a donation. Anything you can give will be most welcomed by our troops and veterans who might need it.
Sincerely,
Al McLuskie
Description
LET’S RUN, WALK & ROLL TOGETHER IN 2024
Welcome to Canada Army Run 2024! We are so excited that the Army Run family will be able to join hands again this year, both virtually and in-person to run, walk, or roll in support of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) community. We are counting on your support to join us in championing this important cause!
Canada Army Run offers Canadians the opportunity to come together and thank the CAF members who serve our nation both at home and abroad, and their families. Military families are directly affected by aspects of the military lifestyle of continuous relocations, absences, and transitions.
Support Our Troops and Soldier On, the official charitable causes of the Canadian Armed Forces, are the beneficiaries of the funds raised by Canada Army Run and its participants.
Support Our Troops helps members of the Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans, and their families navigate the realities of military life through a variety of grants and programs designed to strengthen family resiliency and provide support to the ill and injured. Soldier On is a CAF program, which contributes to the recovery of ill and injured CAF members and veterans by providing opportunities and resources through sport, recreational, and creative activities. Since its creation in 2007, Soldier On has supported over 11,500 ill and injured CAF members and veterans using sport and physical recreational activities to enable social support, build confidence in their abilities and realize their full potential.
Your efforts will:
- empower youth to pursue their academic dreams
- maintain the dignity, independence, and well-being of families during financial hardship
- send children of military families to camp bringing them a renewed energy and a support network
- support ill and/or injured members in their rehabilitation and recovery through the transformative power of sport, recreation, and creative pursuits with the Soldier On Fund
The funds you raise will ensure that the members of the Canadian Armed Forces have access to the financial resources they need, when they need them the most. On behalf of our members in uniform – who do so much to keep us safe at home and abroad – Thank you for standing with us.
COURONS, MARCHONS ET ROULONS ENSEMBLE EN 2024
Bienvenue à l’édition 2024 de la Course de l’Armée du Canada! Nous sommes tellement ravis que les membres de la grande famille de la Course de l’Armée du Canada se donnent la main cette année, virtuellement et en personne, pour courir, marcher ou rouler afin d’appuyer la communauté des Forces armées canadiennes (FAC). Nous comptons sur votre soutien pour nous aider à défendre cette cause remarquable!
La Course de l’Armée du Canada offre à la population canadienne l’occasion de se rassembler et de remercier les membres des FAC qui servent notre pays ici et à l’étranger, ainsi que leurs familles. Les familles militaires sont directement touchées par les exigences du mode de vie militaire, lequel est ponctué de réinstallations, d’absences et de transitions permanentes.
Appuyons nos troupes et Sans limites, les œuvres de bienfaisance officielles des FAC, sont les bénéficiaires des fonds recueillis par les participants de la Course de l’Armée du Canada.
Appuyons nos troupes aide les membres des FAC, les vétérans et leurs familles à faire face aux réalités de la vie militaire grâce à divers programmes et subventions conçus pour renforcer la résilience des familles et apporter un soutien aux malades et aux blessés. Sans limites est un programme des FAC qui contribue au rétablissement des militaires actifs et des vétérans malades ou blessés en leur offrant des possibilités et des ressources au moyen d’activités sportives, récréatives et créatives. Depuis sa création en 2007, Sans limites a aidé plus de 11 500 membres des FAC et vétérans malades et blessés grâce à des activités sportives et récréatives physiques pour favoriser leur soutien social, renforcer la confiance en leurs capacités et réaliser tout leur potentiel.
Vos efforts aideront à :
- habiliter les jeunes à concrétiser leur rêve de poursuivre des études;
- maintenir la dignité, l’autonomie et le bien-être des familles lors de difficultés financières;
- envoyer des enfants de familles de militaires à des camps, leur donnant un regain d’énergie et un réseau de soutien;
- soutenir la réadaptation et le rétablissement des membres des FAC malades et/ou blessés grâce au pouvoir transformateur du sport, des loisirs et des activités créatives offertes par Sans limites.
Les fonds que vous amassez permettront aux membres des FAC d’accéder à des ressources financières lorsqu’ils en ont le plus besoin. Au nom de nos femmes et hommes en uniforme qui font tant pour assurer notre sécurité au pays comme à l’étranger, nous vous remercions de vous tenir à nos côtés.
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | Islam | $160.06 |
| Sep 25 | John Stothers | $53.84 |
| Sep 24 | Bob Howson | $106.95 |
| Sep 24 | Jean-Claude Champagne | $80.40 |
| Sep 24 | John Edkins | Undisclosed amount |
| Sep 24 | Dana Vanier | Undisclosed amount |
| Sep 23 | Peter Edwards | $106.95 |
| Sep 22 | Chris Chance Class of 74 | $106.95 |
| Sep 21 | Christopher Schofield | $266.27 |
| Sep 21 | Don Lovell | $50.00 |
