East Grand students raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

    Local students raised $770 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Pennies for Patients program
    Students at East Grand School in Danforth collected Pennies for Patients to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society during the month of April. After three weeks of students bringing their spare change to school, the total was $779! East Grand would like to say a special thanks to Machias Savings Bank for counting all of the coins.
    The top fundraising class was Mr. Brown’s class. They raised $164 and won the pizza party awarded by the society.
    “I am so proud of our students,” said David Apgar, principal at East Grand School. “They did a great job of giving selflessly and they really understood the mission of the Society and what the money is used for.”
    Leukemia is the leading cause of disease-related death among children. An estimated 785,829 Americans have a blood cancer, and every five minutes, someone new is diagnosed. Since 1992, millions of dollars have been raised in pennies and other spare change by more than 12 million elementary, middle and high school students nationwide. The mission of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
    “These students serve as an example to all of us through their commitment to helping others,” said Stacy Parr, manager for the Massachusetts Chapter. “Their efforts will help local patients and their families along with funding blood cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston’s Children’s Hospital, New England Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital along with 13 other institutions throughout Massachusetts.”
    For information regarding local programs and services of the Massachusetts Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, call (800) 688-6572 or visit our Web site at www.lls.org/ma.