April 30, 2008
Game is reward for raising the most funds for Special Olympics
The 8th grade students at Sandridge School in unincorporated Bloom Township challenged the Cook County Sheriff’s Police to a basketball game as part of their reward for collecting the most money for Special Olympics.
The school sponsored a “Penny War” fundraiser in which each grade collected pennies in a jar in their classrooms. The 8th grade students collected the most money and won the opportunity to play a game with the officers. In all, the entire school raised more than $2,600 for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, an annual Sheriff’s Police fundraiser.
