Making every cent count, the K-Kids club with help from the student body at Cross Creek Elementary School raised an incredible $2,933.96 through Pennies for Patients for The Leukemia &Lymphoma Society's School & Youth Programs. Students collect spare change to help fund research seeking cures for blood cancer, including leukemia, which causes more deaths than any other cancer among children and young adults under the age of 20. The funds also support LLS's patient services programs.
Harvey’s Supermarkets and Factor X Fitness, in conjunction with the Thomasville Kiwanis sponsored a celebration for the top two homeroom classes with the most collections. The top homeroom awards were awarded to Lanie West’s homeroom for collections totaling $422.40. Mrs. West’s room received a cake and ice-cream party courtesy of Harvey’s Supermarket and Thomasville Kiwanis Club. Mrs. West received a $100.00 gas card and a three month fitness membership courtesy of Factor X Fitness. The other top homeroom was Jen Mobley’s with collections of $412.17. Mrs. Mobley’s class received an ice-cream party courtesy of Harvey’s Supermarket and Thomasville Kiwanis Club.
Across the United States and Canada, 27,482 schools - more than 15.8 million students from kindergarten to high school - participated in the programs during the 2011-12 school year, raising a record-breaking $28.7 million. Since its inception in 1994 School & Youth Programs have raised more than $203 million.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society ® (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. LLS funds lifesaving blood cancer research around the world and provides free information and support services.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in White Plains, NY, LLS has chapters throughout the United States and Canada. To learn more, visit www.lls.org or contact the Information Resource Center at (800) 955-4572, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. www.lls.org