St. Paul Lutheran raises money for playgorund

St. Paul Lutheran School raises $10,500 to benefit Melaina's Magical Playland

St. Paul Lutheran School's preschoolers through 3rd grade students have raised more than $10,500 to benefit Melaina's Magical Playland. In October, students began saving coins in a special coin box and as their boxes became full, they emptied them in a special container at the school. The same group of 200 plus students collected pledges and participated in a walk-a-thon hosted by Student Santas March 8, at the Osage Community Centre. St. Paul Lutheran School then presented the check to Andrea Cunningham for Melaina's Magical Playland, a playground in which children of all abilities can play side-by-side. Three-year-old Melaina Cunningham passed away in March, 2009 from complications of nemaline rod myopathy, which is related to muscular dystrophy. Pictured from left to right are Lisa White (kindergarten teacher), State Rep. Scott A. Lipke, Andrea Cunningham and Jennifer Icaza-Gast (founder/CEO of Student Santas).