Plans for a New Police Station Progress and Students Raise Thousands for Cancer Research: Week in Review
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Students “Kick It” for Cancer Research: Photo of the Day
The students at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School met their fundraising goal.
Students at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School learned that they met their Kick-It goal at an assembly on Thursday. The students raised about $25,741 for cancer research in the past month, more than $700 above their goal. Check out this article to learn more about Kick-It and the different ways students raised money.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Students Work Together to Raise Money for Cancer Research
The middle school has been raising money for Kick-It.
They’ve held car washes and cut their hair. They’ve paid for sweatpants days and sold T-shirts. And it’s all going to cancer research. The students at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School have been hard at work raising money for Kick-It. According to its website, Kick-It is a national organization that donates to pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer research. The middle school started taking part three years ago, collecting thousands of dollars each spring. This year, the students are hoping to collect $25,000. “We should stop this and raise as much money as we can,” said 8th-grade student Sarah O’Donnell. The money goes toward a good cause, said 8th-grade student Morgan Menter: helping find a cure for people “who still have…
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Saturday, May 26, 2012
Students Cut Their Hair for a Good Cause
The event was just one of many this month for the Kick-It program.
By the end of the day on Friday, about 60 students at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School were going to be sporting new haircuts for a good cause. The students were taking part in “Kuttin’ It for Kick-It,” shaving their heads for cancer awareness and cutting off ponytails to donate to Locks of Love. Kick-It is a national organization that helps raise money for pediatric, adolescent and young adult cancer research, according to its website. The middle school has been taking part for the past three years, said physical education teacher Maria Ganim Schneider. All throughout the month of May, the students raise money through a variety of fundraisers, like dress down days, car washes, lemonade sales and parties, and on the last day of …
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