Stafford Elementary collecting “Pennies for Patients”
Lots of Pennies — These pennies will help thousands of people fight blood cancers like leukemia, which causes more deaths among children and young adults than any other cancer. (Cindy Sutherland)
Stafford Elementary is participating in the program “Pennies for Patients.” If you happen to go into the office at Stafford you will see a huge bottle with pennies inside. The students are really working hard on filling up the bottles. In various places in the school there are lots of jars just waiting for your pennies or spare change.
“Pennies for Patients” is one of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s School & Youth programs. They have one mission, “To cure Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin’s Disease and Myeloma and to improve the quality of life of all patients and their families.”
The Stafford students will be collecting coins for three weeks and then they will be turned in.
Last year Stafford Elementary raised $1,283.85. This year they hope to raise even more.
Good Luck Stafford Elementary and thank you for caring!