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Merrick Avenue MS Students Raise $8,000 For St. Jude Math-A-Thon

Number of Participants: 30

Hours Donated: 5

Value of Time Served: $1,268

Event Amount Raised: $8,301

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Event By: Team Up 4 Community

Event Type: Children & Youth

Sport: Schools

Date: April 11, 2016

Location:
1870 Merrick Avenue Merrick
New York 11566, United States

About:

Merrick Avenue Middle School students and studnet athletes shattered previous fundraising records for the St. Jude Math-A-Thon, soaring past $8,000 for the first time in a decade since the school began participating.

“We kicked off the event on Pi Day (March 14) under the premise that ‘MAMS Gives Back for Pi Day,'” said Mathematics Department Chair David Gunder about raising engagement and awareness for the fundraiser. Matt Rockensies, an eighth-grade honors math student, raised the most – $560 – for completing online mathematical problems.

“I set an original goal of $250, but everyone in my family contributed and I doubled it” he said. Eighth-grade honors math student Christina Lafkas raised $200 for the event, participating for the first year and surpassing her fundraising goal. “I want to be a doctor when I grow up and work with kids, so this encouraged me to raise money for St. Jude’s” she said.

The Math-A-Thon is an education-based fundraising program supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Photo Captions:
1) Merrick Avenue students (l-r) Emerson Galindo, Ivania Williams, Matt Rockensies, Vincent Gagliardo and Christina Lafkas.

2) Pictured (l-r): Mathematics Department Chair David Gunder, Emerson Galindo, Ivania Williams, Matt Rockensies, Vincent Gagliardo and Christina Lafkas.

Photos courtesy of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District

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