WITH VIDEO: Penny Wars Raises Money for Cancer Research

Sophie Flatt, a fifth grader at and her older brother Collin, a sixth grader, decided to raise money on their own this year to help fight cancer. According to their mother, the two siblings wanted to find a way to help contribute to their family's team, who will be walking in the event on Saturday.

The goal, according to Kim Flatt, was to each raise more than $100 for their team, "Family Fighters," so the Hartland students decided to start a "penny war" contest in their classrooms, competing boys against girls to see who could raise the most money.

At last count, Mr. Thacker's fifth grade classroom had a grand total of $147.98, with the girls in the lead by almost $37. For Mrs. Berry's sixth grade class, the students had raised more than $43 during last week's tally, and the boys were leading.

Relay for Life, which begins at 9 a.m Saturday at the track will host 24 teams as they walk for 24 hours raising money for cancer research.

The teams include:

• All Saints Life Savers
• Clan Barb
• Creekside Frogs
• Family Fighters
• Family Ties
• Generations For Change
• Hartland Estates
• Hartland Moms
• Hartland Smilemakers
• Hartland Teachers Care
• Hartland Track and Cross Country
• Jumping Gymnasts
• Life Runners
• Mighty Mo's
• Moonwalkers
• Pink Ladies of Hartland
• Rockin to BEAT Cancer
• Sandy's Soldiers
• Smiles for Sandy!
• Team Hughes
• Team LOC
• Team Mickey
• Team SSC
• Wal Mart

New team competition events are scheduled for this year's Relay for Life. Teams will be competing against each other in several fun activities and events that include:

• Sombrero/Crazy Hat Lap
• Team Sack Race
• Silent Auction Item
• Trick or Treat
• Team Tug O War
• FROZEN T-shirt
• Country Representative Lap
• Road to Recovery Races
• Glow Stick Lap
• Flash Light Lap
• PJ Lap
• Team Coffee Relay Race