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Sharon Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505
Katie Rice, Public
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About
110 students in the School for the Multihandicapped, ranging in age from three
to 21, will participate in the Jump Rope for Heart fund-raiser, sponsored by
the American Heart Association. The
event runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday,
February 13, in the
“These
students are amazing and perform the most unexpected accomplishments with a
jump rope,” said Kim Speer, SCSDB’s coordinator of the fund-raiser. “This is a wonderful character-building event
for the students and gives them such a sense of community spirit, not to
mention the health benefits they gain from developing their jumping skills.”
The
students will present a special performance at 1:30 p.m., followed by other
special events, which include the principal of the School for the
Multihandicapped kissing a pot-bellied pig if the students and staff
successfully raise this year’s monetary goal.
Dr. Pam Shaw, SCSDB president has accepted a jump rope challenge from a student
and a physical education teacher will have his head shaved by students and
staff members that individually raise $100.
This school activity has raised more
than $14,000 over the past seven years for the American Heart Association and
this year they hope to raise more than $3,000.
The SC
Department of Education named SCSDB a