BLUFORD — There probably hasn’t been much loose change jingling in parents’ pockets who have children attending Bluford Grade and High Schools the last three weeks.
“The kids were really enthusiastic the last three weeks,” Bluford Grade School faculty member Karen Putt said.
Students at both the grade school and high school levels have actively collected loose change to send their collective total in the form of a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
When asked why the students were undertaking this collective endeavor of goodwill, Putt answered without a thought.
“All the kids just kept saying was, ‘We want to help the children at St. Jude get better.’ They were really excited to do this for the hospital,” said Putt.
The third grade students in Putt and Manda Donoho’s classes counted up the donations of loose change collected, which totaled $1,900.
“The kids raised even more this year than last,” Putt noted. “Last year we raised $1,600 to send to St. Jude.”
Students at Bluford Grade School gathered in the school gym Friday to celebrate their efforts over the last three weeks. full story
