Category Archives: School & Youth Programs

Kid Power! Spare Change Makes a Big Difference… And So Do Volunteers

  Who would have guessed that kids across the U.S. would be changing lives using pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters? Proving that every penny counts, last year, K-12 students across Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay raised a record $446,000 participating … Continue reading

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Stanford Researcher Makes Change!

Today’s post comes to us from one of our Stanford Researchers, Dr. Suparna.  Dr. Suparna helped her daughter participate in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program at her school a few years back.  This year, she was determined to … Continue reading

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Changing Futures, One Penny at a Time!

Today’s post comes to us straight from Russell Middle School, where a special education class led their school in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients campaign.  These nine students stepped up to the challenge, surpassing their fundraising goal in order to … Continue reading

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Changing the World, One Penny at a Time

Today’s post is about one of our superstar schools! The Easterbrook Discovery School has run The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program eight years in a row now, raising over $30,000 for blood cancer research! Read on for … Continue reading

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Happy Presidents Day!

Happy Presidents Day, everyone, from the staff here at LLS! And speaking of presidents, did you know that schools all over the US are getting ready to start, or are wrapping up, their Pennies for Patients campaigns? These are kid-fueled fundraising … Continue reading

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Kids Helping Kids

I know we’ve focused a lot on Team In Training lately, mostly because our spring season is going to be starting this month, and it’s chock full of so many awesome events, we want to make sure everyone hears about … Continue reading

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National Philanthropy Day Recounted

In 2009, the eighth grade class of Ida Price Middle School participated in a charity walk-a-thon organized by the students and history teacher Dan Kirwan.  Their walk raised $7,500 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, funding important blood cancer research … Continue reading

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Fundraising Friday: Make Your Change Count!

Today’s post comes straight to us from our School and Youth program manager.  Take it away, Brenda! SCHOOLS GEARING UP FOR PENNIES FOR PATIENTS® Schools across the country are currently registering to participate in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s School and … Continue reading

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Fundraising Friday: Penny Power!

Most communities have a core of involved citizens that can be counted on when needed.  You see them step forward again and again with passion for getting things done; sometimes working through service organizations and other times simply organizing change … Continue reading

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Fundraising Friday: Kids Connection—Pennies for Patients All-Star School

For today’s “Fundraising Friday,” we would like to highlight an all-star Pennies for Patients participating school—Kids Connection Elementary School of Foster City. We hope the outstanding efforts of this altruistic group of students will inspire you to get your own … Continue reading

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