Congrats to the students at Pittsburgh Miller Pre K-5, who raised $250 for breast cancer awareness! We’re always encouraged to read of Pittsburgh students taking initiative to make the world a better place. Read their story below.
The students at Pittsburgh Miller Pre K-5, An African Centered Academy, raised over $250 to support Breast Cancer Awareness during their THINK PINK Campaign by making and selling hand-made breast cancer awareness pins to the entire school community. All proceeds were donated to the Cancer Caring Center in a special school presentation on Thursday, November 1, 2012. The Cancer Caring Center is a local nonprofit whose mission is to help cancer survivors, their families, and concerned friends cope effectively with the emotional impact of cancer through a variety of free support services. You can learn more about this organization by directing your web browser to www.cancercaring.org.
Initially, four students wrote a proposal to raise money for the Cure for Cancer. From this proposal, a parent volunteer and fifth grade teacher, accompanied by eight students from the DREAMTEAM, led the initiative to create handmade pins to be sold for $1.00 per person. The fundraising efforts lasted throughout the month of October. To celebrate the success of the THINK PINK Campaign, everyone wore pink on Monday, October 29.
Congratulations to the students at Pittsburgh Miller for contributing to their community and to the staff for encouraging our young people to think beyond the walls of their school!
Read more here: http://php.pghboe.net/news/index.php/2012/11/16/pittsburgh-miller-dreamteam/
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