Area Schools Begin "Million Penny" Effort Monday
Todd Pittenger - Sun 11:50 AM 02/03/2013
The school that collects the most pennies per student will win a traveling trophy, and a pizza party for the entire school from Papa John's Pizza in Salina.
Fifteen area schools have teamed with a Salina radio station to try and raise a million pennies to help in the fight against childhood cancer.
Salina Media Group Radio Station Y 93.7 has enlisted the area schools to help in the crusade. The schools stretch from Chapman, to Abilene, to Salina, to Tescott, to Lincoln, and to Minneapolis..
Morning personality Roxanne is broadcasting live from a different school each morning, through February 22nd.
The goal is to raise a million pennies, or $10,000, to help in the fight against childhood cancer.
Penny donations can also be dropped off at all Bank of Tescott locations.
All money raised will go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering research and treatment of children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. Ranked the No. 1 pediatric cancer hospital by Parents magazine and the No. 1 children's cancer hospital by U.S. News & World Report, St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children.
The school that collects the most pennies per student will win a traveling trophy, and a pizza party for the entire school from Papa John's Pizza in Salina. The winning school, and the total amount of pennies collected, will be announced during the St. Jude's Radio-Thon on Y 93.7 in March.
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pops67401
Monday 4 February 2013 10:41 Report this comment
Does this help any local kids? And how much goes to pay outrageous salaries for St Jude board members? Just some legitimate questions not answered in article.
KISSmethod
Monday 4 February 2013 10:53 Report this comment
Actually, that's a very valid question, pops. St. Jude helps kids locally by sharing their protocols freely throughout the world. You see, if their researchers have a breakthrough in treatment for a certain kind of cancer or other catastrophic disease, they immediately and freely share that with places like the Tammy Walker Cancer Center. So they in turn can treat local kids. Remember the H1N1 vaccine? That was from St. Jude.
KISSmethod
Monday 4 February 2013 10:59 Report this comment
The main thing you have to remember is that St. Jude is a research hospital, AND it provides everything the family needs at NO CHARGE. The treatments, housing, travel, medicine, shoes, socks, education, meals. EVERYTHING is free, even if the treatment takes 5 years. They do a lot to make sure the kids are as comfortable as possible. Because in all reality, those kids are the guinea pigs for our local kids. They are helping the researchers learn what works and what doesn't. I've been there. I've seen the kids. I've met the doctors and staff and researchers. You won't find people that want a cure for cancer more than them. I believe that from the bottom of my heart.
pops67401
Monday 4 February 2013 15:34 Report this comment
Thanks for the info... my kids will gladly take pennies to school for this cause. I think now days more people are skeptical because so many organizations need so much. And there are so many that are top heavy in salaries and not enough gets to the place we all want it to go and that is to help. It also help when a carefully and well thought out response like yours is presented rather than some we have all seen that go into defense mode and attack the person asking the question. Thanks again.