Canada Army Run: Supporting our troops especially critical during COVID-19

By Moira Farr, Army Public Affairs

Ottawa, Ontario — This year's Canada Army Run is well underway, with thousands of participants running, walking, or rolling “virtually” across the country and around the world, until September 20th. 

While challenging themselves physically and mentally, all participants are raising much needed funds for the Canadian Armed Forces' two official charitable organizations: Support Our Troops and Soldier On. 

This year more than ever, the need for donations is great, to keep dozens of programs going, whether it's for kids from military families to attend camp or receive scholarship funding for school, or offering support to ill or injured members as they heal and reintegrate with their communities. 

“COVID has really compounded the challenges our ill and injured soldiers deal with,” says Scott Johnson, Associate Vice President, Corporate Development for Support Our Troops. “When you're already feeling isolated, and something like this virus comes along, where you're encouraged not to interact with people, that's when we want to be there to help them.” And that's why a special COVID-19 fund has been created, he adds, “to help that cohort, so when they're ready to come off the bench, they can be fully functional and resilient and ready to rock.” 

One hundred percent of funds raised go to helping military members and their families

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