Maryville students raise $400
Last Updated on 12/1/2008
Published on 9/28/2008
Written by Scott Harper
Normally, students are not allowed to wear the head coverings but, on Friday, they were allowed to buy their way out of that rule.
It was "hat day" at the school and for a donation of $1, the students were allowed to show off their favorite hats all day.
Some students forked over a buck so they could show off their favorite sports team -- 2nd grader Erica Placer was decked out for Clemson -- while others imitated their hero -- Damion Patterson was wearing what he called his Indiana Jones hat.
The money collected is all going to be sent to Burnet Elementary School in Galveston, Texas, said "hat day" organizers Patti Ward and Clay Cook.
Ward said because of Hurricane Ike, the school was filled with more than two feet of water and lost many of its books as a result.
"Because I love to read, I cannot imagine losing all those books," she said.
According to the Galveston County Daily News, it is expected to take at least six months for the needed repairs to be made to the school for the return of students.
Altogether, more than $400 was raised at Maryville School Friday.
