Students and teachers strive to break their $500 goal to help fight leukemia and lymphoma.
For four years, LHS has participated in the Pennies for Patients fundraiser. It started in the Family Career Community Leaders of America club (FCCLA) as a community service project. Once the cost of running the fundraiser was too much for the club to sponsor (they had to pay national and state fees to gain affiliation), they had to stop.
Then once LHS began the health careers pathway, Betty Currie, sponsor, just carried the project over to those classes. “I was approached by the Kansas City office, and I thought it would be a great way to involve the whole school” as opposed to a small club, Currie said.
“Everyone always has pennies and pocket change that they aren’t planning on using, so it’s an easy way for people to contribute,” Currie said.
“To date, the winning teachers have been from the math, social studies, and english classes.” This includes Jack Hood and Stephanie Magnuson, the previous years winners.
“I pass around the jar everyday,” Hood said. “I save my year’s change (minus quarters- I use those for laundry) and donate that.”
“There have even been students at the elementary level in our community that have benefited from this foundation,” Currie said.
The fundraiser ends around spring break, unless they don’t meet the $500 goal they have in order to get prizes for the schools.
Then once LHS began the health careers pathway, Betty Currie, sponsor, just carried the project over to those classes. “I was approached by the Kansas City office, and I thought it would be a great way to involve the whole school” as opposed to a small club, Currie said.
“Everyone always has pennies and pocket change that they aren’t planning on using, so it’s an easy way for people to contribute,” Currie said.
“To date, the winning teachers have been from the math, social studies, and english classes.” This includes Jack Hood and Stephanie Magnuson, the previous years winners.
“I pass around the jar everyday,” Hood said. “I save my year’s change (minus quarters- I use those for laundry) and donate that.”
“There have even been students at the elementary level in our community that have benefited from this foundation,” Currie said.
The fundraiser ends around spring break, unless they don’t meet the $500 goal they have in order to get prizes for the schools.