McNair Elementary School Raises $3,500 for the American Heart Association
Students participated by either registering for Jump Rope for Heart or signed-up to play basketball in the Hoops for the Heart program.
McNair Elementary School students in the Hazelwood School District (HSD) jumped to their heart's content for a good cause in February and raised $3,500 for heart disease. The students took part in the American Heart Association's (AHA) Jump Rope for Heart event. See Hazelwood Patch's slideshow here. In Jump Rope for Heart, students spend time in physical education classes learning about different jump rope tricks and how jumping rope helps cardiovascular health. Students participated by either registering for Jump Rope for Heart or signed-up to play basketball in the Hoops for the Heart program, according to the HSD. In 2011 HSD schools raised nearly $40,000 for the American Heart Association. In 2010, McNair finished third in the …
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Ashley Nevilles
5:48 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Very cute. I love that they are learning to help those in need at a young age. more ›