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International Talk Like a Pirate Day spreads the idea of doing good deed. For Fulton Science Academy private school that means raising thousands toward childhood cancer research.
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Fulton Science Academy
Students raise money toward CURE S
hiver me timbers!” The swashbuckling students at Fulton Science Academy private school recently raised more than $1,800 worth of treasure during “International Talk like a Pirate Day.” The voluntary donations will be added to more than $3,200 already raised by the students since Sept. 1. That bounty will be donated to CURE, a local charity focused on childhood cancer research, later this month. Fulton Science Principal Kenan Sener said September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. “Our school also spends the month of September focusing upon the values of kindness and caring,” Sener said. “To marry these two important concepts, we decided to invite students to voluntarily donate spare change to our first-ever ‘Coins for a Cure’ campaign. Many of our students plan to go into careers involving medicine and medical research. The issue of childhood cancer matters to them, and they want to make a difference.” Parent volunteer, Aimee Nobile, said
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she remains in awe by the kids’ efforts as this initiate came together in less than a week. “We started with what we thought was an ambitious goal of $500,” Nobile said. “We made it very clear that we wanted donations to come from the children, not from their parents. The kids responded incredibly.” In the first few days, Nobile said she watched children plan and market lemonade stands, organize car washes and empty piggy banks. Quickly, they had to increase the month long goal to $1,000. A total of more than $5,000 was raised. When asked how pirates tie into fundraising and childhood cancer research, sixth grader Luke Stephens said these concepts blend well together. “First, International Pirate Day is a day that encourages everyone around the world to engage in good deeds,” Stephens said. “I can’t think of a better deed than raising money for childhood cancer research.” For information on donations, visit fultonscienceacademy.org. ■