RCS honor society to collect pennies for patients ©

The RCS High School National Honor Society will be gathering “pennies for patients” as part of the national effort by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Society members are encouraging students, faculty, staff and community members to contribute change and make other donations to the society starting on March 3 and continuing through March 20, Honor Society Advisor Stephanie Branley said.

“We will be asking community members and the students of RCS to please donate spare change, or any amount possible.  Personal donations are welcome and checks can be made payable to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,” Branley said.

 Labeled collection boxes will be located at several public locations throughout the high school and middle school, as well as at school events.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is an organization that works every day to give hope to patients and their families.  Thanks to the outstanding efforts of schools that participated last year, schools in Upstate New York and Vermont raise more than $70,000 to support programs for leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood cancer patients, as well as vital research to find a cure for blood cancers, Branley said.

“Far too often over the past few years, the students, faculty, and staff of RCS have been touched by the effects of leukemia and lymphoma,” Branley said, citing the reason for RCS’ participation in the event.

For additional information on the Pennies for Patients^® program at RCS, please call Ms. Branley at 756-5200, ext. 2506.  For general information on the Pennies for Patients^® program, please call Rebecca Eppelmann at The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: (518) 438-3583 or toll free at (866) 255-3583.