Calgary Quest Children's Society is an official charity in the upcoming 2024 The Servus Calgary Marathon .
In 2022, Team Quest raised just over $10,000 for us. This year, our goal is to double our efforts and raise $20,000 for CQCS' various therapy programs. This will ensure vital support for our students and young adults in the form of music, speech, occupational therapy, and emotional, social and behavioural support including self-regulation skills.
Quest Parent, Board Member and Team Captain
Ashley Kalenchuk on why he is running
for team quest this year:
"We want our participation in this year’s event to be as inclusive as possible, building community amongst our staff, students, parents and board members while raising funds for our school and programs. As Team Captain, I'm looking for a team of 20 people to join me on Race Day, Sunday, May 26, to run, walk or roll whichever distance works for you!
Why am I participating?
Dawson has been attending Quest since the age of 7 and has received immense support from all the staff and therapists at the school. Having a safe and caring place where Dawson’s mental and physical needs can be supported and that also allows him to thrive socially, is rare in Calgary. Quest has given our family a great amount of comfort and we are very thankful for its existence.
I am planning to walk 5K in this event, with Dawson in the Wike you see in this picture. He loves going for walks and 5K for me seems such an insignificant challenge when I see the extreme effort Dawson puts in to even walk 0.01K!
I encourage you to join us with your own personal challenge on this day and help support an organization that goes out of its way to support children and adults with disabilities like Dawson. Will you join us?”