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Whiz Kids: Morton Grove's Students Raise Thousands
Eighth graders Haley Melnick and Joel Segal from Park View School coordinated a school fundraiser for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Haley Melnick and Joel Segal
○ Whiz Kids' Age: 13 and 14
○ Whiz Kids' School: Park View School
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○ Whiz Kids' Accomplishment: As co-presidents of the school's student council, the powerful duo combined forces to raise more than $3,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through a program called Pennies for Patients.
○ Whiz Kids' Key to Awesomeness: For the past month, Park View's student council passed out collection boxes in each classroom for students to drop in spare change. Every Friday morning announcement included a friendly reminder to students to give back, and the hallways were lined with homemade posters about the fundraiser.
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When asked about the impetus for the pennies drive, both Haley and Joel said it was all about giving back.
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