Hunter High students and staff raised more than $4,000 to grant the wish of a teen diagnosed with cerebral palsy. McKelle has always wanted to visit to Disney World to see her favorite princesses. “We went asking neighbors, we’ve been selling wristbands and t-shirts, we are hosting a dodge ball tournament, and we’ve been selling tickets to ‘pie ...
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GEF’s annual golf fundraiser supports ‘Cash for Classrooms’
Granite Education Foundation is gearing up to issue $40,000 in Cash for Classroom grants to 100 outstanding classrooms in Granite School District. Funds for the grants come in large part from GEF's annual ‘FORE Kids’ Scramble Fund Raising Golf Tournament. This year’s event will take place at Wasatch Mountain State Park on Thursday, August 6, ...
Photo Gallery: Colossal car show benefits Stansbury Elementary
Dozens of car, motorcycle and rig owners showed off their prized possessions last week as part of an overall effort to raise funds for Stansbury Elementary. The annual Hogs, Rods and Rigs event sponsored by Kenworth Sales Company attracts entrants from Utah and nearby states to display their vehicles and support the school. All proceeds go to ...
USANA ‘Crusades’ for Kennedy Jr. with 5k run
Employees at USANA Health Sciences hit the pavement with junior high students in the annual “USANA Crusades for Kennedy Jr. High” 5K fundraiser. Kennedy Jr. High sent more than 250 students to participate alongside nearly 100 USANA employees. All proceeds raised benefitted the 1,000 students of Kennedy Jr. High. “Our employees and executives ...
‘Purple Game’ supports students diagnosed with cancer
It’s fitting that Reagan Everett scored the first run for Olympus High in their 11-8 win over Woods Cross last week. The ‘Purple Game’ was, after all, a moment of high school competition paralleled with a unified effort to raise funds for cancer, with Reagan serving as the face of Olympus youth battling the disease. The Purple initiative ...
Annual car extravaganza supports after-school program at Stansbury Elementary
Dozens of show cars, big rigs, and novelty vehicles lined up at Kenworth Sales Company in West Valley City in support of cause much larger than a 80,000 lb. tractor-trailer. The 6th annual Rods, Hogs & Rigs Extravaganza included raffles, food, and entertainment along with a car show spanning multiple parking lots. All proceeds from the event ...
Teammates, fans and opponents show support for player battling brain cancer
Winning and losing took a backseat when the softball teams from Olympus High and Bountiful High squared off on the field last week. Make no mistake, however, every athlete strived to perform to the best of their abilities. But aside from their efforts to clinch a spot in the playoffs, both teams were, in a sense, playing for someone who is ...
Student design to be featured on Tracy Aviary t-shirts
Evergreen Junior High student Elise Barton has created a work of art that will soon become iconic for art aficionados as well as bird enthusiasts. As part of Tracy Aviary's art competition/fundraiser, Elise joined her peers from Evergreen and other schools at The Old Flamingo furniture store and displayed her magnificent painting of a flamingo ...
Students raise funds for K-9 unit during Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week at West Kearns Elementary had all the sights you’d hope to see during the drug-free awareness campaign, with a few exciting exceptions. During the week, West Kearns students and staff collected donations to help purchase a bulletproof vest for the Unified Police Department’s newest narcotics dog, Loki. The school raised $1,000 in ...
Zombies chase humans to raise funds for school
Students, teachers, parents, volunteers, and community members at Matheson Junior High School in Magna lived the dream of being undead during the school’s Zombie 5K Run. Participants registered as either a human victim or a horrible zombie, and ran along a route near the school in what looked like a scene out of a horror film. The event ...