L-Way students raise cash for cancer research
February 9, 2012 12:46PM
Claire Choiniere (center), school and youth campaign manager for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, accepts a check from all four Lincoln-Way high schools that raised $13,779.26 during a Pennies for Patients campaign. | Supplied photo
Updated: March 13, 2012 8:02AM
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 students are making a difference in the lives of Will County families stricken with cancer.
Students from all four Lincoln-Way schools — Lincoln-Way Central, Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way North and Lincoln-Way West — recently raised $13,779.26 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in conjunction with Make a Difference Day.
The money was collected during a “Pennies for Patients” campaign at each school and presented to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society representative Claire Choiniere during a recent TEAM Asset meeting at Lincoln-Way Central High School.
“This is a community of caring and giving,” Choiniere told the group.
Choiniere said she estimates the Lincoln-Way students and staff have donated more than $71,600 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society over the last six years. The money is used to help patients receive medical treatment and to fund cancer research, said Choiniere.
Last year, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was able to help 70 patients in Will County thanks to donors like the Lincoln-Way students and staff.
“We couldn’t help those people if we didn’t have (the) students and support,” said Choiniere.
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