Schoolmates raise money in honour of 'memorable' boy who died during Terry Fox Run

Trayton Acton was one day shy of his 10th birthday last September when he collapsedfrom a heart attack during a Terry Fox Run at his school in eastern P.E.I.

His classmates are making sure he's never forgotten.

"He really meant a lot to me and a lot to others and he appreciated everyone and he tried play with everyone that he could," said his cousin and schoolmate Ben Docherty.

"He was a very memorable and special boy."

On Thursday, five months after Trayton's death, family at friends gathered at Belfast Consolidated School to pay tribute to the active boy who "loved to play soccer."

For the past few weeks, every class in the school has been collecting spare change for a fundraiser they callTooniesforTrayton.

In total, the school and community raised $2,100, which will be donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

The school isgoing to put up a plaque in honour of Trayton, and itplans to makeTooniesforTraytonan annual event.

Ben's mother, LynnDocherty, who is a volunteer with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, said Trayton was "a special little angel" who would be happy to see the community come together like it has.

"Everything was here for him and on that day that's where it all happened. And that's why I think it's very fitting that the school represents him, and the wholecommunityjust backs it up. It's an amazing family."

Brayden MacPherson was one of many kids at the school who misses their friend.

"He was a really nice boy and he liked to play with his classmates."

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