After all those weeks of collecting coins, having the Tar Heels come to our school and sign autographs and then the auction, our school ended up raising just over $15,000! Wow, what an amazing thing to be able to do in just 4 weeks during such hard times that we were and still are in these days. I am so proud of our school, our community and especially the kids. The kids have learned so many lessons about Kids giving to Kids, it is heartwarming.
Above are Jennifer B. and Jennifer R. and myself along with the radio show hosts Chuck and Leanne who sponsored the School Spirit contest to raise money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. We took our $15,071.49 check to them on Monday, November 3rd and waited until Wednesday the 5th to see if we had won the promised concert with Kellie Pickler. See, the school that brought in the most money would win the concert. So, the waiting began....
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Hi Mrs.Jones I love this picture it looks cool!
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