Kids Dress Up in Jammies to Support Cancer Patients

On Feb. 3, students and faculty at the came to school in their pajamas. But this was no ordinary dress-down day. It was PJammin' for Kids with Cancer Day, when students, faculty and staff wear their bedtime duds in order to show support for kids fighting cancer in hospitals all across the country.

February 3 was also World Cancer Day, and the sea of pajamas that filled the hallways of Saucon Valley schools was evidence that it was taken very seriously.

Kids with cancer can spend months--even years--in the hospital wearing their PJs while they receive treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. They count on the prayers and support of friends and family to get them through this difficult time. PJammin' Day is a way for others to show their support and honor those fighting to beat this terrible disease.

With a $1 donation, students, teachers and staff were allowed to wear their pajamas to school in honor of PJammin' Day. The donations were made worldwide to support the American Childhood Cancer Organization’s programs and research initiatives. 

At  administrators offered extra encouragement to students by promising to wear their pajamas if at least $300 was raised. The students came through, and principal Eric Kahler left his typical suit and tie at home, arriving at work dressed in casual pajamas.

student Phoebe Tanis expressed the reason for wearing pajamas to school well.

The primary reason, she said, was "to help kids with cancer like . He can't do the things we can do, and we want to support him so he feels better."

, of Hellertown, is a Saucon Valley student who's currently awaiting a bone marrow transplant at .

Thanks to the efforts of many of his classmates and teachers on Feb. 3, the Saucon Valley community once again demonstrated to him--and thousands of others--that they are not fighting their disease alone.