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TEENS HELPING TEENS

Kendra’s Walk is an annual event that was created in 2009 by Kendra McBain. Kendra’s mission was to raise awareness and support other teens with cancer. Even after her passing in 2009, her legacy is continued through Kendra’s Walk and other fundraising initiatives. Kendra’s Walk is organized by teens, for teens. To date, Kendra’s Walk has raised over $1 million, with all proceeds going to the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation.

2 in 5 canadians

Approximately

will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and

1 in 4

will die from it.

Each year in Canada, more than

412 teens

are diagnosed with cancer, and unfortunately, about

74 teens

pass away from it.

"Cancer, however scary it may be, is nothing to be ashamed of, and the only way to get through it is with a smile on your face to keep fighting."

Kendra McBain

kendra's tea party 2024: a recap

Introducing this year's spring fundraiser event, Kendra's Tea Party! On April 20th, 2024, we organized an afternoon of treats, refreshments, a speaker, activities, and more to honour Kendra McBain's legacy, raise money for cancer research, and spread awareness about what countless people and their families go through following a cancer diagnosis.

treats + refreshments

Attendees of Kendra's Tea Party were provided with treats that were generously donated by the local bakery Flour & Flower, as well as teas that were donated by the local small business A Little Art Boutique

games+activities

During the second portion of the afternoon, the attendees played a game of Bingo. Activities such as bracelet making and origami were provided and enjoyed as well.

special guest, dr. chopek

Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Ashley Chopek graciously agreed to give a presentation on the services that are provided by CancerCare Manitoba. Additionally, she spoke on the experience that patients and families go through following a cancer diagnosis.

MAY 22, 2025

The 2025 Kendra's Walk committee is pleased to announce that on May 22, 2025, the 17th annual Kendra's Walk will be held in support of Cancer Care Manitoba and in memory of Kendra McBain. Please join us at St. John's-Ravenscourt School, 400 South Drive, to help us raise funds and awareness for teens living with cancer. Bring your friends, your family, spirit, amd all the purple you can find to help us honour Kendra McBain's legacy.

@kendraswalkwpg

There’s only TWO more days until the Walk!!

There’s only one week left until the walk!! 💜

Be honest: it’s May, and we’ve all had enough 😤 with school. Petition with us to replace chem lectures 🧪 with Mr. Hooper’s crazy alumni story times… by taping him to a wall! 💜
**TAPE THE TEACHERS, BRING CASH OR TAP**
🦾 ARMLENGTH LENGTH TAPE: $3
🦅 WINGSPAN LENGTH TAPE: $5

Were you ever a victim of the infamous ‘Hangman Game’? 💻
Still not able to wrap your head around boolean algebra? 🔢
Lost a chess game to him??? ♟️
…
What are you waiting for… tape him to a wall!
**TAPE THE TEACHERS, BRING CASH OR TAP**
🦾 ARMLENGTH LENGTH TAPE: $3
🦅 WINGSPAN LENGTH TAPE: $5

😤 Tired of Mr. Danowski and his rhetorical analysis? 📚AP Lang is over… why not just tape him to a wall?
**TAPE THE TEACHERS: WEDNESDAY FLEX, BRING CASH OR TAP**
🦾 ARMLENGTH LENGTH TAPE: $3
🦅 WINGSPAN LENGTH TAPE: $5

Kendra’s Walk spirit week May 20th-23rd! 8 days until the walk 💜💜💜

The Purple Drive has been extended until May 9th. Bring any purple donations you have to your advisors!

The Purple Drive is up and running!! Check out our previous post for ideas of what to donate. Updates on which advisories are leading the scoreboard will be announced next week 💜 💜💜

We are excited to announce the beginning of our purple drive!! Please bring in packaged purple items for donation to your advisor for the chance to win a treat for your advisory 💜💜 💜

Last chance to place your order for Kendra’s Walk 2025 merch! Find the storefront linked in our bio 💜💜💜

3 days left to place your orders! Visit the link in our bio to access the storefront 💜💜💜

You have three weeks left to get your orders in for the 2025 Kendra’s Kloset! 💜

The deadline is April 11th @ 11:59 PM, no late orders will be accepted so please get them in on time!

You can place an order through the link in our bio or on the Kendra’s Walk website

All proceeds go towards @cancercarembfdn

Kendra’s Kafé is back! We will be selling during Flex Time (11:35-12:15) today in the student lounge. Come check out the drinks, refreshments, and our new pastries!

The Kendra's Walk Committee is thrilled to share that the Kendra's Walk merch website is officially live! This year’s collection features crewnecks, zip-up hoodies, t-shirts, and sweatpants.

Click the link in our bio, and go to "Kendra's Kloset (Merch Store) 2024" to view our full collection! The sale will be closing on April 11th.

All proceeds go towards @cancercarembfdn 💜

Here is the menu for Kendra’s Kafé! Refreshments and coffees are available to purchase this Friday in the student lounge from 11:35 am - 12:15pm. We look forward to seeing you there :)

Hey Senior School!
The Kendra Kafé will be open in the Student Lounge on March 7th from 11:35-12:15!
Make sure to come by and enjoy some delicious drinks and snacks with your friends 😋
We take cash, tap, and e-transfer.
Hope to see you there! 💜

World Cancer Day is an international day marked on 4 February to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. The Kendra's Walk Committee encourages everyone to stand together, and take intitiative towards creating a better future for all.

Want to get involved in Kendra's Walk? Tomorrow is our first volunteer committee meeting!! We will be sharing some volunteer opportunities and discussing events in the year to come 💜

Reminder to all grade 11s at SJR that the deadline for applying to be a part of the Kendra's Walk Executive Committee is approaching!

Please email your application by Friday, October 18, 11:59 PM.

Thank you!

ARE YOU READY? Bring donations for the purple room tomorrow and get dressed in PURPLE!!

Tomorrow is the day!! Get decked out in purple for Kendra's Walk 💜💜 Make sure to visit the purple room to support teens with cancer. We hope to see you there :)

2 DAYS UNTIL THE WALK! Thanks to everyone who participated in our taping fundraiser today. We hope to see everyone in floral tomorrow for spirit week 💟

3 DAYS UNTIL THE WALK! Reminder tomorrow's spirit week theme is school merchandise and sport day! Please bring donations for the taping fundraiser during advisory 💜💜

There's only one week left until the walk! It’ll be on May 24 at 1:15pm @ 400 South Drive. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us in the Kendra's Walk spirit week from May 21st to May 24th!

Kendra’s Kanteen will be set-up in front of the Senior School student lounge every Thursday during flex time! Today due to exams, we will be on the first floor outside the senior school office. We will be taking both cash and e-transfer as forms of payment.

We are excited to introduce our tape the teachers fundraising event! It will take place at assembly (11:35-12:15) on Tuesday, May 21st. Please remember to bring cash or coins in order to tape Mr Danowski, Mr Currie, and Mr Cooney to the walls!!

Swipe to learn how you can support Kendra's cause! There are many available opportunities, any of which would be greatly appreciated by the KW committee.

Here is some more information about the activities at Kendra’s Tea! To purchase tickets and reserve your seats, you can fill out the google form in our bio. All profits from tickets go towards Cancer Care Manitoba. We’re excited to see you there!

We’re happy to announce this year’s spring fundraiser, Kendra’s Tea Party! The event takes place on April 20th from 2-4pm. The event will have an informational presentation from our guest speaker, Dr. Ashley Chopek, pastries from Flour & Flower, refreshments, crafts, games, and a door prize from A Little Art Boutique. Admissions cost $10 per person, and all proceeds go towards Cancer Care Manitoba. Our objective is to raise awareness about the charities that work to improve the lives of cancer patients, and to raise money for those organizations. To purchase tickets, you can find the Google form in our bio, or through this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwClHBzK_qjzpj5JRFU_7_sJn_596hEoRqYlpS_AXFqfxxxQ/viewform

This year’s Kendra’s Walk merch collection includes crewnecks, hoodies, zip-ups, and sweatpants. To view the full 2024 collection and to place your order, visit the link in our bio! The order form will close on April 14th.

All proceeds will go to @cancercarembfdn

Today on World Cancer Day, we stand in solidarity with those who have been affected by cancer. Together, we can raise awareness and take action in the fight against cancer by offering them our love and support.

Thank you to everyone who participated or helped with Kendra’s Walk 2023! Without you, the walk would not be possible.

After 15 years, Kendra’s Walk has raised over $1 million in support of @cancercarembfdn and in honour of Kendra. We are forever grateful to the people, schools, organizations, and of course, the SJR community, who supported the walk this year.

We want to thank everyone who walked with us last Friday, volunteered at the walk, attended Kendra’s Konference, purchased items from our merch store, baked something for our bake-off, or donated to the Kendra’s Walk Foundation fund. There are so many ways to make a difference, so stay tuned next year for even more ways to get involved!

We are so excited to see you all next year for Kendra’s Walk 2024! :) 💜

Recapping Kendra’s Walk 2023!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the KW spirit week, the Kendra’s Walk Bake-Off, Kendra’s Konference, and the walk itself! This compilation features some great spirit day outfits, lots of community spirit, and lots of purple!

It’s the day of Kendra’s Walk! 🎗️

The Purple Room will be open from 9 am to 1 pm in the Senior School student lounge. We have lots of KW merch, candy, and fun items for sale!

There will also be a sticky note wall (where you can write the name of the person you’re walking for today), and a photo wall (where you can take pictures and polaroids with your friends).

To show your spirit and support for the walk, feel free to take pictures today and post them using the hashtag #kendraswalk.

See you all at 1:15 pm at the front of SJR! 💜

Kendra's Walk is tomorrow!

Thank you to the 201 Senior School students that signed up for pizza and the walk! You can still fill out the form (in bio and on Google Classroom) if you want to come.

The Purple Room is ready with lots of fun purple items, a photo wall, and a sticky note wall! Swipe to see what we've been setting up all day.

Please bring a $2 donation for CancerCare Manitoba tomorrow.

See you all tomorrow for the walk!

NEW DATE! We are so excited to announce that Kendra’s Walk 2023 will be on Friday, June 16th!

Please join us at 1:15 pm at the front of SJR to walk in solidarity for teens living with cancer and celebrate Kendra’s legacy. There will be a $2 donation collection in classes at the beginning of the day.

The Purple Room will be open on Friday from 9 am to 1 pm in the Senior School student lounge. Feel free to come by and check out our collection of fun purple items (candy, vintage KW merch, bubbles, face paint, toys, jewellry, and lots more), photo wall, and sticky note wall! All proceeds will go to @cancercarembfdn.

See you all on Friday! 💜

Kendra's Walk 2023 has been postponed.

The Walk is a very important SJR community event and one we look forward to every year. Please stay tuned for the new date.

Kendra’s Walk is tomorrow!

Tomorrow, get all decked out in purple! Please wear any KW merch or purple clothing you have to show your support and spirit for the walk.

The Purple Room will be open all day tomorrow with lots of fun purple items for purchase, so remember to bring cash or change! All proceeds go to CancerCare Manitoba.

A reminder that there is still time to enter our bake-off for a chance to win a gift card and a vintage KW t-shirt! See our earlier post for details.

Only two more days until Kendra’s Walk! Tomorrow, dress for Floral Day!

We’ve also planned a fun advisory activity for tomorrow: origami making! There will be materials in your advisory to make some super cool origami roses! An instructional video has been sent to your advisors on the Student Life Doc. The origami roses from Junior, Middle, and Senior School will be collected to make a full-school rose garden!

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