PHOENIX – With a desire to help others, Phoenix National Junior Honor Society members recently hosted a fundraiser benefiting the Ronald McDonald house of Syracuse.
Students held a “lap-a-thon,” along the indoor track and solicited sponsors for each completed lap during a 30-minute time period.
Fifth grader Jason LaRonde was the top earner and raised $240 for the nonprofit organization, which serves families who travel from across the region to get medical care for their loved ones at area hospitals.
According to NJHS adviser Jennifer Mainville, members of the organization organized every facet of the fundraiser.
They made phone calls seeking donations, organized participants, printed fliers and worked as a team to accomplish their goal.
Ultimately, the students raised enough money to buy dinner from Fajita Grill for 40 families staying at the Ronald McDonald House.
They also presented the organization a check for $300.
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