By JOHN HOWELL Channel 10 news reporter Lindsay Iadeluca has a lofty goal to raise $50,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in her campaign for 2019 Woman of the Year. How close is she to achieving that target? Her answer Friday afternoon was, I"
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Channel 10 news reporter Lindsay Iadeluca has a lofty goal to raise $50,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in her campaign for 2019 Woman of the Year.
How close is she to achieving that target? Her answer Friday afternoon was, “I have a long way to go.” Warwick schools are helping her get there.
On Friday she was in her hometown of Warwick at Cedar Hill Elementary School. It was an orange day at the school, with students and faculty wearing orange T-shirts as part of the school community’s drive to help Lindsay and her cause, which is very close to her heart.
Lindsay attended Toll Gate High School, where she became friends with Andy Gauthier, who lost his battle with leukemia on May 31, 2007. It is a motivating factor in her drive to raise money and awareness for LLS.
“Andy is forever in our hearts, and through this [fundraising] I hope we solidify another great way to honor him and save other children,” Principal Dr. Frederick Schweizer quoted her as saying as the school assembled in the all-purpose room for the finale of the campaign.
Schweizer prefaced the presentation of a giant symbolic check – it was orange, of course – with the $1,578 the school had raised, saying LLS is at the forefront of the fight to cure cancer.
“They have invested more than $1.2 billion in research. This research saves lives,” he said. “The revolutionary new treatments originally discovered through blood cancer research are now being tested in clinical trials for other cancers and many of the policies for which they advocate are beneficial for all cancer patients.”
There was also a competitive element to the Cedar Hill School fundraising campaign, with prizes going to the three classes that raised the most money. Pizza with the principal went to the winner, with ice cream and pictures with the principal going to the second and third place finishers, respectively.
In closing, Schweizer reminded students “that as much as we enjoy the competition of raising funds, the most important piece is that we came together as a community for a great cause. Well done, Cedar Hill.”
Joining in Lindsay’s campaign are Scott and Hoxsie Elementary Schools.
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