The chorus is going to part of a group “Sing-for-Santa” night with other elementary schools from the Atlanta area at the Gwinnett Gladiators Game on Friday, Dec. 12 th at 7:30 PM . For those of you who don't know, the Gladiators are a hockey team. J If any of you are interested in getting in on our group discount ticket rates for this night, please let me know by Monday morning. The tickets are on the lower level and are $13 each . It sounds like it will be a fun time so look at your schedules and see if this might be something you want to do! Please write your checks out to SHE and place them in my box by Monday morning.
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Ms. Chatham
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Our 2 nd Pennies for Patients Spirit Day is this Friday and it is “Wear your favorite team jersey/ shirt.” Whatever you guys did last month to help raise over $700 was amazing and we are extremely grateful for your support with this year long campaign! If you wouldn't mind, please discuss with your students again the importance of giving whatever spare change they can on these spirit days for "Pennies for Patients" and that no amount is ever too small! Thank you for your supporting this cause by reminding your class of why we are doing this at Summit Hill. Many, many thanks! (more stories)
Pennies for Patients: Fast Facts About Blood Cancer
- Currently, more than 785,000 Americans are living with leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
- This year alone, 135,520 people will be diagnosed with one of the blood cancers; that's one person every five minutes!
- Tragically, 52,320 individuals will die from these diseases this year. Among children, leukemia remains the leading cause of death from cancer.
I also just got this mass “thank you note” to those who give to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (which Pennies for Patients is part of) and I thought I'd share it with you incase you want to share some or all of it with your class. It goes like this:
When I was 4 1/2, I was told that I had leukemia. For 2 ½ years I went though a lot of bad stuff. I had 130 weeks of chemotherapy. I had 15 spinal taps. My hair fell out 4 times and I've had to swallow 4,123 pills.
Today, I am finally done with my treatment and I am a survivor. Mom says that when you help The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society you're helping cure cancer so that other kids won't die.
Thank you!
Jacob
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