Celebration School wins Pasta for Pennies contest

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Celebration School wins Pasta for Pennies contest

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Wednesday, 15 August 2012 08:38

Students, teachers and volunteers at Celebration School in Celebration came together during the 2011-12 school year to raise $4,797.60 in the Olive Garden’s Pasta for Pennies fundraising program.
The program, a partnership between the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Darden’s Olive Garden Restaurants, raised more than $660,000 in the Northern and Central Florida Chapter School & Youth Program during the 2011-12 school year.
Funds raised support blood cancer research and patient services.
“It’s almost unbelievable to me that one school can raise so much money to help find a cure for blood cancers,” said Kelley Lesperance, Executive Director of the Northern and Central Florida Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. “We’re honored that Celebration School put forth so much effort to be the winning school in Osceola County this year, and we’re proud to partner with the school and Olive Garden to make such an impact on research and patient services.”
Nationally, more than 27,000 schools engaged in service, leadership and teamwork on behalf of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to raise money to help save lives. Through these programs, students connected with the LLS mission, collected spare change, and learned they could make a real difference in the lives of others. Across the nation, the LLS School & Youth Programs raised more than $26 million!
Olive Garden’s Pasta for Pennies is a coin collection and classroom competition program that encourages service learning, team work, and philanthropy while raising significant funds for blood cancer research and patient services.
For more information about the program, or to learn how your school can participate, visit www.schoolandyouth.org/ncfl.