Coins For Cancer

GDW will be participating in the District 300 Relay For Life Event at Hampshire High School on Friday, April 8.  Team GDW will be walking to remember and support those who have been affected by cancer as well as raising finds to donate to Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society.  This past week, GDW students and staff participated in our annual Coins For Cancer drive, where we collected pennies on Monday, nickels on Tuesday, dimes on Wednesday, quarters on Thursday, and dollars on Friday.  Each day, we held a friendly competition to see which classroom raised the most funds.  Our daily classroom coin collecting champs were recognized during morning announcements and then awarded a banner to proudly display outside of their classroom for the day.  While our school-wide goal was to collect $2,000, we came out in true Wildcat fashion and crushed that goal by bringing in a grand total of $4,743.96 which will be donated in support of Relay For Life and the American Cancer Society.  To celebrate our accomplishment and kick off spring break, we will be having a beach-themed dance party.  Way to go, Wildcats!