McCordsville Elementary School has once again raised thousands of dollars to benefit WZPL’s Request-A-Thon for Make-A-Wish, a foundation that grants wishes for children in Indiana who have life-threatening illnesses.
Since 2008, McCordsville Elementary School has donated more than $18,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
To raise money, the entire school participated in “Silverizing,” a type of penny wars. Students were given 15 minutes twice each week to “bomb” other classes with coins. Pennies were used as positive points for classes, and silver counted as negative points. Coins were collected by the Pirate Leadership Council (student council). Once the coins were counted, the leading classes were posted on a board in the main hallway. Kids rallied together to “bomb” the leading classes with silver coins because the class with the most money raised earned a Pirate Party of their choosing.
In the month-long effort, students raised $4,112 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Members of the Pirate Leadership Council, along with staff advisor Lauren Hedrick, visited the 99.5 FM WZPL studio to make the school-wide donation live on the air. The group also met families that have been beneficiaries of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
