Valley Forge Middle School Named Top Fundraising School

During the 2017-18 school year, 381 schools in Eastern Pennsylvania participated in Student Series’ Pennies for Patients and Collect for Cures programs raising over $680,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) mission to cure blood cancers and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.

The LLS Student Series programs are designed to teach children how to set and reach goals and the value of community involvement. Students spent three weeks during the 2017-18 school year on programs they designed to raise funds to help bring about a world without blood cancers. By contributing their spare change and participating in other special fundraising events, they’re helping LLS fund lifesaving research.

The top ten fundraising schools in Eastern PA:

• Valley Forge Middle School (Wayne), $27,817.91
• Plymouth Elementary School (Plymouth Meeting), $20,598.07
• Southern Lehigh High School (Center Valley), $13,029.18
• Upper Moreland Intermediate School (Hatboro), $12,565.21
• Twin Valley Middle School (Elverson), $10,881.34
• Marsh Creek 6th Grade Center (Downingtown), $10,001.85
• Cetronia Elementary School (Allentown), $10,000
• Father Judge High School (Philadelphia), $8,254.92
• Murray Avenue Middle School (Huntingdon Valley), $8,182.45
• Garnet Valley Senior High School (Glen Mills), $8,000.00

For the first time this year, LLS launched a K-5 STEM Curriculum. Through this curriculum, students will be introduced to STEM skills that specifically targets grades K-5. These lesson plans encourage students to become more enthusiastic and gain a sense of excitement about the challenges and opportunities that real scientists encounter. It also includes a two-minute video that allows students to hear from LLS researchers’ first-hand about why they chose careers in science.