Ranchview High School Students Collecting Coins to Find a Cure

Ranchview High School students are participating in the Pasta for Pennies campaign which benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society from Oct. 30 through Nov. 18. For three weeks, students will bring in spare change to save the lives of people touched by blood cancers, such as leukemia.  These diseases strike more children and young adults under the age of 20 than any other type of cancer.

Ranchview High School has set a goal of $1,500 for this three-week campaign.  This fundraiser is sponsored by the Ranchview's Softball and Baseball programs.  To recognize the students of the school's highest fundraising classroom, Olive Garden will provide a Pasta Party.
In 2009-2010, over $22 million was raised by schools throughout the country, which participated in School & Youth Programs such as Pennies For Patients. Last year, a record-breaking 535 schools in North Texas raised over $636,000.

This year, the North Texas Chapter hopes to exceed that goal with the help of Ranchview and many others collecting change for this service-learning program endorsed by the Texas Association of Student Councils (TASC). Funds raised through these schools support the Society’s mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. This year's goal is set at $675,000, and Ranchview High School is helping the North Texas Chapter reach that goal.