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Paige Raises Nearly $400 for Foundation
with "Hats on Day" Celebration

Paige Elementary School recently raised nearly $400 for the Foundation for Children with Cancer at the school's second annual "Hats on Day" celebration. Students wore their favorite hats to school on October 2 to show continued support of this very important foundation. The funds raised are used to make young cancer patients’ daily lives more comfortable as they deal with the disease.

Hats On Day was founded in 1995 by four sixth-graders in St. Louis, Missouri. They began the fundraiser when their friend and classmate Kevin Beffa was diagnosed with a type of childhood cancer called Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Kevin had been a bright, happy child with a passion for soccer. When he got sick, he began to miss school, had to give up his favorite sport, and lost all of his hair from treatment. Kevin also needed a bone marrow transplant, so Hats On Day was planned to show support for Kevin during his suffering and to raise money for his surgery. However, just days before the event, Kevin passed away.

Hats On Day has grown to be one of the most influential and profitable fund-raisers among school age children, raising over $1,000,000 in the past 10 years. In the 2008-09 school year, Hats on Day has raised more than $350,000 with over 1100 schools reporting from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Photos:
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