Kortney's Coins
Kortney's Coins for a CURE Program
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A very special thank you to all of the school directors, school administrators, teachers, parents, and children that helped to make our first year (2008) of The Kortney Rose Foundation's School Program - Kortney's Coins for a CURE so successful.
The Kortney's Coins for a CURE Program was held in 5 schools in 2008. Some collected for two weeks, three weeks or the entire month of May to symbolize National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. The beauty of this program is its flexibility. Any time frame that fits into a school or group's schedule can be used.
With the assistance of very generous parents and teachers many young children were introduced to, or reminded of, why it is good to give to kids in need. Children were asked to collect change either in plastic banks donated by Commerce Bank or in sandwich bags. Once returned to the school on the due date, the money was picked up and tallied and then signs were posted in each school to celebrate the total raised.
For the pre-schools we tallied a total for the entire school. Wolf Hill Elementary School in Oceanport (Pre-K through 4th Grade) developed their own way to integrate Kortney's Coins for a CURE Program into their curriculum. (For Details on how to build it into your curriculum at your school please call me.)
This program will allow us to spread awareness about the growing prevalence of brain tumors and the fact that they are the #1 cancer-related killer of children 19. Private funding from organizations like the Kortney Rose Foundation is needed as the government continues to cut funding for desperately needed research. If you or anyone you know might be interested in having us speak with school officials or group leaders about how the program works, please call Kristen Gillette at (732) 222-1491 or Contact Us by email.
Trevor Collected This Bag By Himself!!
Here is a breakdown for 2008 of the schools that participated and their donations to research through Kortney's Coins for a CURE Program.
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*In addition to the real coins we received we found some unique items
Here is what we can do as a result of the items we received...
- We can play four games at Chuck E. Cheese
- We can go wherever a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Token allows
- We can park somewhere with an unspecified parking token
- We can go to the Big Top Arcade
- We can get my car washed somewhere with a token
- We can now visit the following countries thanks to the coins received from them:
- Bermuda
- England
- Netherlands
- Barbados
- Eastern Caribbean
- Mexico
- Canada
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong
- Yugoslavia
- And best of all I can put my hair up in a barrette
Thanks everyone
A HUGE THANK YOU GOES OUT TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WHO HELD FUNDRAISERS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE KORTNEY ROSE FOUNDATION
2008
Girl Scout Troop 1817 who raised and donated over $200 for Kortney's Coins for a CURE.
Lauren and Andy Kaiser Directors of Mountain Hill School (Middletown, NJ) who held a Kortney's Coins for a CURE fundraiser at their school and the parents and students who gave so generously.
Director of Ivy Hedge Early Childhood Learning Center Melissa Kopec (Oakhurst, NJ) who not only held a Kortney's Coins for a CURE fundraiser at her school but also matched the very large sum that the students and parents donated.
Directors Anne Connell and Liz Halpin, the students and parents of St. John's Nursery School (Little Silver, NJ) who were very generous for Kortney's Coins for a CURE and continually to support our foundation.
Oceanport Superintendent Andrew Orefice, Principal of Wolf Hill Elementary School Renee Bonin, Principal of Maple Place School John Amato, all of the parents and children of the Oceanport Elementary Schools. The donations collected during May from Kortney's Coins for a CURE Program from both schools, especially Wolf Hill was phenomenal. Thanks also to Wolf Hill teachers Mrs. Saffiotti and Ms. Reardon and their top math class students for counting and totaling all of the coins collected.
