Jackson Junior High FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) raised $300 for Dig for Life, Saint Francis Medical Center's program that provides free mammograms and other cancer support services for local women who otherwise could not afford them. The members raised the money through the sales of Pink Up merchandise and pink rubber bracelets. Danielle Torbet, Saint Francis Foundation development officer (middle row, at left) accepted the donation on behalf of the Medical Center. The group's advisor is Penny Kurre (middle row, at right).
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