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Contact: Estella Zavala or Susan Cergol, 225-6437
Posted on: October 29, 2001

Students throughout TUSD continue to rally support for recovery efforts in New York and Washington, D.C., through numerous fund-raising and patriotic activities:

Bonillas Basic Curriculum Magnet School, 4757 E. Winsett: Students filled firefighters’ boots, loaned to the school by a local fire department, with pennies collected from family and friends for a total of $1,600. Half of the money will be used to help purchase a new fire truck and the other half to assist the families of the NYC firefighters.

Dodge Middle School, 5831 E. Pima St.: Working with the Tucson Kiwanis Club, students raised $1,532 to say "We Care" about the families of the Sept. 11 tragedy in NYC.

Henry Elementary School, 650 N. Igo Way: Students and the Parent-Teacher Association have been selling patriotic buttons reading "United We Stand 9-11-01" since Sept. 24. To date, they have raised more than $500 for the Red Cross.

Vail Middle School, 5350 E. 16^th St.: Students in Gretchen Averitt’s art classes designed patriotic magnets and selected the two best designs — by eighth-graders Carlos Garcia and Mallari Marley — for commercial production and sale. Minkus Advertising Specialties has partnered with the school to produce the magnets, which will be sold for $2 each.

For more information contact:
Tucson Unified School District, 1010 E. 10th Street, Tucson AZ 85719
Telephone: 520-225-6000
E-Mail: webmaster@tusd.k12.az.us

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