National Service Project- Leukemia and Lymphoma Pennies for Patients

Our Elko County HOSA Chapter raised a total of $1,532.72 for the National Service Project which was for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We did a project called Pennies for Patients to help with this service. With this, anyone could donate any kind of pocket change from pennies to quarters. Some even donated dollars. The company sent us boxes that we set up in every classroom. At the end of each week, we would collect the boxes to count the money that we had raised. Students and teachers could donate in every class throughout the whole time we did this project which was for two weeks. At the end of theses two weeks, the class that had donated the most money won a party of their choice for their class. Fifteen of our members at Elko High participated in collecting money, distributing boxes, advertising our project, and so on. This service project was very successful for EHS and we raised more money than we originally thought we would.

Submitted by Kelsie Gailey: Elko High School HOSA President