Beneficiary chosen for Edmond school fundraising campiagn
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Published: November 4, 2009
EDMOND — The Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Children has been chosen by Edmond Memorial High School students as the beneficiary of the school’s annual Swine Week fundraising campaign.
Each year the school raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for local charities through various activities that culminate in Swine Week in March. Memorial students made the decision after student leaders visited the Jimmy Everest Center and met with physicians, patients and their families. "We really want to be able to do something amazing for children with cancer right here in Oklahoma. We know that they are getting the best care currently available, but we want to be part of the process that will make that care even better,” said Mary Bown in a news release. Bown is a senior at Edmond Memorial and one of the leaders of this year’s Swine Week efforts. "We are so pleased that Edmond Memorial High School has decided to support us in our efforts to do all we can for children with cancer,” said Dr. William Meyer, a children’s cancer specialist with OU Children’s Physicians and director of the Jimmy Everest Center. The center is named after Jimmy Everest, who battled Ewing’s sarcoma as a teenager. Jimmy and his parents, Jim and Christy Everest, worked with doctors and other supporters of children’s health care to establish the cancer center. Jimmy lost his battle with cancer before the center was completed, but he was able to be a part of the initial planning. "Our son taught us how much young people can accomplish. I have been so impressed with these students from Edmond Memorial High School — their talents, their leadership abilities and their passion to help others,” Jim Everest said. "We are so pleased that they have decided to be a part of this wonderful center and efforts to further advance cancer care for the children of Oklahoma.” Swine Week’s name derives from a first-year challenge by Memorial’s principal that involved kissing a pig if the students met their fundraising goal. The students met their goal, and the principal kissed the pig. Memorial students raised $319,000 during last year’s campaign. The goal this year is to top that amount.
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