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Elmer Avenue Elementary School
February 08 2010
Pennies for
Patients
2010 Campaign underway
Pennies for
Patients, a fund-raising program in which students collect
coins to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, is
especially meaningful and personal to one Elmer Avenue family.
When 6th grader Ethan Szemansco was a kindergartener, his three
year old brother Jack was diagnosed with Leukemia. After
six months of hospitalization, a bone marrow transplant, a year
of treatment and recovery at home, Jack attended three months of
preschool and then entered kindergarten in the Fall of 2006.
Today Jack is a third grader celebrating five years of
remission.
 The
staff and families of Elmer Avenue, especially the Szemansco
family, are grateful for the generosity of all those who donated
their change to help make a difference in the lives of others -
patients like Jack.
Over the last
four years, Elmer Avenue has proudly raised $3,593.
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You
can make a difference!
The 2010 campaign is currently underway
and will run through February 26.
Please
donate your change for an important cause.
Where does the money go?
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is committed
to curing leukemia, lymphona and myeloma and helping
patients and their families.
See investment chart
If you
have questions or would like to make a donation,
please contact Mary O'Brien, Elmer Avenue nurse at
obrienm@schenectady.k12.ny.us
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Each year,
thousands of schools join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's
School & Youth Programs—Pennies for Patients, Olive Garden's
Pasta for Pennies, and HOP for Leukemia—to experience learning,
fun, meaningful service and cooperative team work while joining
in the fight against cancer.
Visit the
Pennies for Patients Website.
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