LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – Students at Woodland Hills Elementary School were treated to a fun afternoon full of bubbles, for their phenomenal fundraising for the Cancer Center of Southwest Oklahoma.
Friday, those students presented the Center with a check of over $3,000.
And while the donation drive was part of a monthly community service project, their teacher Lori Cruz said her kids and their families went above and beyond.
“I think a lot of it was inspired by my personal story. My mom was diagnosed with cancer,” she said. “And that was the day that changed our lives forever. And I did share that story with my students and their families, and they rallied around me. And they put out the word and people found out and generously donated, and I can’t thank them enough.”
An official with the Cancer Center said the donation was “flat-out amazing,” and while other schools have donated to the center, they said no-one has even come close to a donation of this size.
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