The Green Team got to make a difference in someone’s life, a baby girl named Maddie. This reporter heard about Maddie at Appleumpkin. She has a rare skin disorder called Congenital Pigmented Nevus (CPN). She was with her family who was selling raffle tickets to help pay for a surgery which is not covered by insurance.
After meeting Maddie, a couple of class members asked Mr. Palmer if we could help. He knew about her because her parents had been his students. When he agreed, we started collecting change, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and sometimes dollars. Altogether, the Green Team raised $211.94 to put towards Maddie’s surgery.
On January, 20th, Maddie went to Chicago on a train. The surgery was at Children’s Memorial Hospital. Maddie’s Doctor was Dr. Bauer. He looks like a lot of fun! The surgery took about two hours to put in the tissue expanders.
Our team is pleased and happy that we could do something to help. If you would like further information, or maybe help with a donation, go to www.helpmaddie.org
Reporter: Brianna W.
Editor: Mrs. M., Renee A.
Photographs courtesy of www.helpmaddie.org
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