King of Cash: First-grader collects 10,000 dimes and change for local food bank
Katherine Mansfield
Zander Maurin celebrates his title, 无毛视频淜ing of Cash,无毛视频� with Jefferson-Morgan junior Kaileigh Coneybeer, whose One Dime at a Dime campaign to raise money for Corner Cupboard was successful, in large part, due to Zander无毛视频檚 fundraising efforts.
Courtesy of Jodi Fulks
Zander Maurin presents his fundraising efforts 无毛视频� $1,141 that he desperately wanted to bring into school all in dimes 无毛视频� to his teachers at Jefferson-Morgan elementary. Maurin无毛视频檚 efforts to collect dimes for One Dime at a Time earned his class a pizza party and him, the title 无毛视频淜ing of Cash.无毛视频�
Zander Maurin is known as both the Duke of Dimes and the King of Cash, and his fundraising efforts, combined with that of his classmates, earned Tammi Byers无毛视频� class a pizza party for donating the most money to One Dime at a Time. (Photo courtesy of Jodi Fulks)
Katherine Mansfield
Junior Kaileigh Coneybeer, left, initiated the One Dime at a Time campaign to raise money for the Corner Cupboard Food Bank. With the help of the school 无毛视频� and Zander Maurin - Coneybeer and her marketing internship classmate Wyatt Wilson were able to give about $7,000 to the CCFB. (Photo by Katherine Mansfield)
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Zander Maurin raised $1,141 for One Dime at a Time, a fundraising effort spearheaded by Kaileigh Coneybeer, left. Coneybeer initiated the campaign as part of her marketing internship class, taught by Jodi Fulks.
Zander Maurin could have bought a pool.
That无毛视频檚 what the bright-eyed first-grader told his teacher, Tammi Byers, as he lugged a $1,141 donation for One Dime at a Time into Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School.
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Proud, too, is Zander无毛视频檚 mother, Ashley, who assisted the youngster无毛视频檚 fundraising efforts for One Dime at a Time, a campaign spearheaded by junior Kaileigh Coneybeer and her marketing internship classmate Wyatt Wilson.
Ashley and Zander crafted donation boxes for the first-grader无毛视频檚 father and two grandmothers 无毛视频� both beauticians 无毛视频� to collect dimes in at work. Word of Maurin无毛视频檚 fundraising efforts spread, and a family member returned from an out-of-town trip with dimes in lieu of souvenirs.
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Out of all the participants, Zander singlehandedly raised the most money for One Dime at a Time, earning him the title, 无毛视频淒uke of Dimes.无毛视频� His efforts, combined with that of his classmates, earned Byers无毛视频� students a pizza party.
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The students at Jefferson-Morgan are, together, good collectors: Through her initiative, Coneybeer was able to donate roughly $7,000 to the Corner Cupboard Food Bank, to put toward the purchase of a refrigerated truck.
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This school year marks the first time Jefferson-Morgan has offered a marketing internship course through Pathways, a program that allows students to explore career options and gain real-world experience before stepping on a college campus or into the work world.
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One Dime at a Time afforded Coneybeer the opportunity to hone her presentation skills 无毛视频� she kicked off the campaign with an elementary school assembly and visited every classroom, sparking excitement for the fundraiser by passing out lollipops and water bottles (无毛视频淲e got some bottles back with water and dimes in it,无毛视频� Byers said).
She also sharpened her marketing skills and made connections within the community by soliciting donations from local businesses. Local businesses, Coneybeer said, accounted for nearly $2,000 in donations to the local food bank.
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And that success, which can be attributed to Coneybeer无毛视频檚 organizational and leadership abilities, wouldn无毛视频檛 shine as brightly as a newly minted dime without Maurin无毛视频檚 savvy fundraising skills.
The King of Cash wears his title 无毛视频� and plush, royal purple crown 无毛视频� proudly. His magnificent monetary donation to One Dime at a Time is in character, said Byers, noting Zander is a kind, thoughtful and hardworking student who is always ready to assist his peers.
Ashley Maurin is so proud of her King of Cash she rewarded his efforts with that swimming pool his heart was set on. While Zander makes a different kind of splash this summer, Loring is still swimming with pride for his students.
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