Preeceville and Sturgis Schools along with schools in Canora, Kamsack and Norquay have benefited from the Farmers Filthy Five race that was held in Stenen in the spring. Each school received a percentage of the monies raised as a way of the committee's thank you for all the support over the past five years.
The Farmers Filthy 5K is a fun five-kilometre obstacle course race that begins and ends at Rawhides restaurant in Stenen, said information on the Internet. “The fun and filthy course leads you down an entertaining footslog around the town of Stenen, across prairie fields and through some muddy terrain.
“Along the way, you will try your hand at some farm chores like mud pit crawls, tire lifts and grain bag throws. If there are obstacles that you don’t feel comfortable tackling, there is always an equally fun alternative.
“The race is designed for people of all ages and fitness levels. There is even a scaled back course for little tykes. You can participate as an individual or in teams of two to five. You can walk, run or even crawl, the race can be whatever you want it to be,” it said.
Farmer's Filthy 5K began as a way to bring the fun and fitness involved in mud racing to east central Saskatchewan while raising funds for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Saskatchewan in memory of William Rattray, "Iron Will", stated Reagan Foster, one of the organizers and original committee member.
“Will's family along with the ‘Friends of Iron Will’ are pleased to announce that they reached their $300,000 goal earlier this year with over $62,000 donated by FF5.
"So we'd like to thank all of you who have participated, donated, volunteered or sponsored us in the past; that goal couldn't have been reached without you," said Foster.
“We are once again going to donate some of our race funds to the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation. It is an incredible organization that is going to change the lives of thousands of families from Saskatchewan who need to seek treatment for their sick kids outside of the province; away from their families and support systems, because we do not have a children's hospital of our own. Luckily, those days are numbered thanks in part to the many generous people who participate and donate to events like FF5.
“We will be splitting the proceeds raised amongst the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital and local schools.”
Upon registration, participants selected which school they wanted their proceeds to support. Participating schools are located in Canora, Kamsack, Norquay, Sturgis and Preeceville.
Organizers for the FF5 charity obstacle race presented Norquay School SRC president Keely Foster with a cheque on Friday Sept. 21.
The charity obstacle race has been raising funds for the past 5 years to support Pattison Children’s Hospital Project, and this year donated $6,102.
This past year schools in the area were invited to compete with the proceeds being split between all those who participated based on percentage of participation. Norquay School had the largest number of students and community members participate in the run. Therefore, they raised over $5,000 for their school.
Sturgis School was presented with an amount of $1,585; Canora Composite School $1,290, and both Kamsack Comprehensive Institute and Preeceville School $649.
“Congratulations staff and students and thanks for your support of this fun run over the past years,” run organizers said.
“A group from Kamsack has offered to take over the run and move its venue to Kamsack for the upcoming year, 2019.”
The new contact person will be Glenda Tulloch, teacher at Kamsack Comprehensive Institute (KCI.)
