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Pins for a Purpose Helps Support Lurie Children's Hospital
Wescott School students Kaya Schneider and Jake Semmelhack have been "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and other heavy hitters, when it come
Wescott School students Kaya Schneider and Jake Semmelhack have been “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” and other heavy hitters, when it comes to philanthropy.
The fifth-graders in David Karnoscak’s class spearheaded a fundraiser titled “Pins for a Purpose," after they were told by their teacher, David Karnoscak, to pursue a project that they felt passionate about.
It is well-documented that famous people like the Kardashians and many local sports teams and players donate generously to help support Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo donated half of his year’s salary of $3.5 million dollars to the hospital. The Kardashians collected donations for Lurie’s Children’s Hospital, instead of baby gifts for their newborn.
On April 1, during a Monday morning assembly, Principal Dr. Chris Brown introduced the students, who proudly presented information about “Pins for a Purpose” to their fellow pupils.
“We wanted to help raise money for this hospital, and decided to do it by bowling for donations. Family members, friends, and neighbors gave us donations based on our bowling performance at Pinstripes in Northbrook. The manager at Pinstripes lent Jake and I a free bowling lane and donated to our fundraiser,” said Kaya Schneider.
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Jake Semmelhack added, “Before we began bowling, we sent out a mass email to friends, family, and neighbors. Those who responded committed to a donation, and we started bowling! Our bowling scores resulted in raising a whopping $1,250 dollars. Then the ‘Up Foundation’ matched the total that we raised dollar-for-dollar. This doubled our earnings so we raised $2,500 dollars. Finally, my dad’s company matched the $2,500, so that the final amount raised was a grand total of $5,000!”
A recent Up Foundation Facebook post read, "Future generation leading the way showing compassion, kindness, and outreach to those in need. Proud of these kids!"
“The results of this fundraiser were amazing. Jake and Kaya are two special kids," stated Mr. Karnoscak.
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Lurie’s Children’s Hospital in Chicago is ranked number 10 nationwide for pediatric hospitals and is a teaching hospital. In 2017, Lurie’s cared for more children than any other pediatric hospital system in Illinois. That same year, Lurie’s served children from all 50 states and 58 countries. https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/who-we-are/facts-figures/
