FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2000

La Follette Students Donate $3,350 to Local Charities

La Follette High School students will donate $3,350.55 raised during their Homecoming Spirit Link competition to charities at an assembly on Monday, November 27, 2000 at 2:15 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

Each class collected money from its members and chose the non-profit organization to which the money will be donated.

Class officers will present their contributions to the following charities:

9th Grade     The Salvation Army             $ 240.00
  Major Paul Moore, accepting
  Griffin Jones, Shannon Whitish, presenting

10th Grade    The Humane Society             $ 427.24
  Mary Paul Long, accepting
  Bridget Fargen, Brad Meissen, presenting

11th Grade    Juvenile Diabetes Foundation   $ 698.31
  Maureen Berghoefer, accepting
  Kristina Meissen, presenting

12th Grade    Battered Women's Shelter       $1985.00
  Jennifer Borkel, accepting
  Renae Youngs, Stephanie Regez, presenting

For more information, contact:
Ken Syke, 267-1681 or
Michael Meissen, principal, 221-6681


Madison Metropolitan School District

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