Ridge View raises $881.57 for Pennies for Patients

HOBART | Ridge View students have discovered the power of spare change through Pennies for Patients. The final donation total of for Ridge View's campaign was $881.57! Ridge View Student Council would like to congratulate Mrs. Synko's third grade class who won the Pennies for Patients donati…

Ridge View Student Council's Pennies for Patients

HOBART | Ridge View Elementary Student Council kicked off their “Pennies for Patients” program last week with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS), the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer research and education.

Pennies for patients

Pennies for Patients

CHESTERTON | Westchester Intermediate School participated in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's annual Pennies for Patients campaign. This year, WIS nearly tripled their contributions ending up with a total donation of $1444.47.

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Cream of the crop

Anthony Salinas, principal of Columbia Elementary School in Hammond, samples a litte of one of the cream pies he was hit with Friday.

Cream of the crop

Columbia Elementary School Principal Anthony Salinas is about to get hit by a cream pie by kindergarten teacher Maria Rohrman.

Cream of the crop

Fifth-grader Emily Ramos tosses a cream pie at Anthony Salinas, the Columbia Elementary School principal, Friday. The pie toss concluded a fundraising event called Pennies for Patients. Students raised more than $1,500 in the campaign.

Solon Stingers raise $5K for cancer fight

CROWN POINT | Things have been buzzing at Solon Robinson Elementary School, known as the "beehive" for its bumblebee mascot, thanks to the community service project Pennies for Patients, sponsored by the Solon Robinson PTO.