Wednesday, June 6, 2001
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Wednesday, June 6, 2001 |
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Burch students raise money for St. Jude Burch Elementary School has successfully completed Math-A-Thon, a fund-raising program that benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Math-A-Thon, now in its 22nd year, is an educationally based fund-raising program in which students obtain sponsors for the number of math problems completed in special work books provided for students in grades K-9. The students who participate learn to do more than just math problems; they also learn the importance of helping children who are less fortunate than themselves. Through the Math-A-Thon, they are able to help provide a future for St. Jude's Research Hospital. Thanks to the support of students like those at Burch Elementary, more than 70 percent of all children with cancer at St. Jude's will survive. "We are very proud of our students for working so hard on the Math-A-Thon," said Angie Meredith, lead math teacher and volunteer coordinator at Burch. "With their help, St. Jude Hospital will be able to create new treatments that may one day lead to a cure for many forms of cancer that will benefit the children of our state, country and around the world. "I also want to extend our thanks to the Tyrone community for supporting our students," she said. "It takes all of us to make a difference in the lives of children with cancer and we can all feel proud of our response." The Math-A-Thon program is sponsored nationally by Six Flags Theme Parks, which provide free passes to their parks for every student raising $35 or more.
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