Fergus church hosts annual run for Haiti

October 22, 2025 @ 10:28 amNews

Participants get parting words from Krista Hall on Hill Street West in Fergus before departing on a 5km run for the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters sounds the starting horn at the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
Runners hit the pavement for the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in benefit of schools in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
Participants nearing the end on Perry Street for the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in benefit of schools in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
Runners in Fergus worked up a sweat Saturday morning for the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in benefit of schools in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
Doug, left, and Bridget Pratley-Smith gesture as they near the end of a 5km-run for the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in benefit of schools in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
Kelly Hegedus, left, and Capucine Misandeau ring bells and give shouts of encouragement during the final leg of the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in benefit of schools in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
Runners finishing the race on Tower Street North for the 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti hosted by St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in benefit of schools in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti.
Outside of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Fergus.

FERGUS – On Oct. 18, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Fergus hosted its 23rd annual Race for the Children of Haiti benefiting four schools in the Cap-Haïtien region in Haiti. Some 12 walkers and about 40 runners participated, raising at least $8,050.

Photos by Jordan Snobelen

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