St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been a long time cause close to my heart.

For years during my teaching career I ran the Math-A-Thon in the participating schools.

The Math-A-Thon is a way for students to help out and raise money to help with research done at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It’s literally children helping out the lives of other children. How awesome! At first the students may be a little stressed to see other children their own age with cancer, without hair or taking medicines, etc. But, as they watch the videos and read about these children, they find out they are the same as them and just ordinary children. It’s not only about raising money, it’s about raising compassion for others. 

This year when I found out that Emily’s school would be participating in the St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon I could not have been any happier. The kids can choose to participate by completing Math problems on their grade level online or in a paper booklet. Emily completed all 120 problems in her booklet! She was quite proud of herself and I was proud, too!

and online at www.stjude.org/about

Disclosure: Personal Post by Diane Sullivan. All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan.

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