Many took the challenge very seriously. Tench Cholnoky, a fifth-grader, read over 8,000 minutes. Northshire Book Store, opening soon in downtown Saratoga Springs, was generous enough to donate gift cards to the students who read the most in their class. Collectively, the students read 315, 891 minutes and collected over $7,500 for the playground fund.
Friday, 03 May 2013 10:04
Caroline Elementary Students Help Raise Money for Playground
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Doing their part to build a new Playground at the East Side Recreation Center, kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Caroline Street Elementary School participated in an unusually quiet fund raising effort: a month-long “Read-a-thon.” Participants sought pledges from friends and family, and students were awarded prizes along the way for individual and classroom achievements.