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WITH VIDEO: Penny Wars Raises Money for Cancer Research
Students at Farms Intermediate turned in their change to help a good cause.
Sophie Flatt, a fifth grader at and her older brother Collin, a sixth grader, decided to raise money on their own this year to help fight cancer. According to their mother, the two siblings wanted to find a way to help contribute to their family's team, who will be walking in the event on Saturday.
The goal, according to Kim Flatt, was to each raise more than $100 for their team, "Family Fighters," so the Hartland students decided to start a "penny war" contest in their classrooms, competing boys against girls to see who could raise the most money.
At last count, Mr. Thacker's fifth grade classroom had a grand total of $147.98, with the girls in the lead by almost $37. For Mrs. Berry's sixth grade class, the students had raised more than $43 during last week's tally, and the boys were leading.
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Relay for Life, which begins at 9 a.m Saturday at the track will host 24 teams as they walk for 24 hours raising money for cancer research.
The teams include:
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- All Saints Life Savers
- Clan Barb
- Creekside Frogs
- Family Fighters
- Family Ties
- Generations For Change
- Hartland Estates
- Hartland Moms
- Hartland Smilemakers
- Hartland Teachers Care
- Hartland Track and Cross Country
- Jumping Gymnasts
- Life Runners
- Mighty Mo's
- Moonwalkers
- Pink Ladies of Hartland
- Rockin to BEAT Cancer
- Sandy's Soldiers
- Smiles for Sandy!
- Team Hughes
- Team LOC
- Team Mickey
- Team SSC
- Wal Mart
New team competition events are scheduled for this year's Relay for Life. Teams will be competing against each other in several fun activities and events that include:
- Sombrero/Crazy Hat Lap
- Team Sack Race
- Silent Auction Item
- Trick or Treat
- Team Tug O War
- FROZEN T-shirt
- Country Representative Lap
- Road to Recovery Races
- Glow Stick Lap
- Flash Light Lap
- PJ Lap
- Team Coffee Relay Race
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