Pennies for Patients
by Sue Yant
March 10, 2008
Students at C.L. Jones Middle School collected Pennies for Patients to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during the month of March. After three weeks of students bringing their spare change to school, the total was $1217.89! We would like to say a special thanks to First Bank & Trust for counting all the coins.
The top fundraising class was Mr. Miller’s class. They raised $145.87 and won the pizza party awarded by the Society. The students did a great job of giving selflessly.
Leukemia is the leading cause of disease-related death among children. An estimated 712,145 Americans have blood cancers, and every five minutes, someone new is diagnosed. Since 1992, more than 12 million elementary, middle and high school students nationwide have raised millions of dollars in pennies and other spare change. The mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of the quality of life of patients and their families.
“These students serve as an example to all of us through their commitment to helping others,” said Wendy Pella, campaign manager for the Nebraska Chapter. “Their efforts will help local patients and their families along with funding blood cancer research.”
For information regarding local programs and services of the Nebraska Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, visit our Web site at http://www.lls.org/ne.
