Students at Missouri City’s Lexington Creek Elementary recently completed their 14th annual Jump Rope for Heart event, raising more than $20,000 for heart and circulatory disease research and education.
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART – Students at Missouri City’s Lexington Creek Elementary School recently raised more than $20,000 for heart and circulatory disease research and education during the school’s 14th annual “Jump Rope for Heart” event.
Jump Rope for Heart is a national fundraising event sponsored by the American Heart Association.
The program engages elementary students to jump rope while raising money to support lifesaving heart and stroke research and education. Heart disease and stroke are the nation’s number-one and number-three killers.
This year, more than 750 students, several teachers and some parents jumped rope to music to help fight heart disease. Meggie Assad, youth director from the American Heart Association, spoke at the event and took pictures.
To further encourage her students, Lexington Creek physical education teacher Debbie Reynolds promised she would “go red” if the school reached its goal of raising $20,000.
With a total of $21,400 Reynolds’ hair was sprayed red to demonstrate how the school was determined to learn more about heart health, and how nutrition and physical activity can help prevent heart disease and stroke.
“To further encourage her students, Lexington Creek physical education teacher Debbie Reyolds promised she would “go red” if the school reached its goal of raising $20,000.”
Yeaaaaaaah “Go Red!”
You can always tell its Sunday: the propopents to Lexington Creek Fan Club are in Mass =-)