River View penny drive nets nearly $4,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

The student council at River View Elementary School recently completed a highly successful Pennies for Patients Drive, which benefited the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The school raised $3773.23 in its effort.

Now in its fourth year, the River View Pennies for Patients Drive brought in just less than $1500 last year, and the school easily surpassed its goal of $2000 for this year, thanks to the generosity of the students and families in the River View community.

Jane Matlock's fifth grade class won a pizza party by bringing in the most money ($307.67) of any class in the school. Other winning classes by grade level - Deb Fitzgerald (4th grade, $284.41), Kate Sommer (3rd grade, $237.37), Danielle Schultz (2nd grade, $213.88) and Marci Eamon (1st grade, $212.19) - received a treat party for their work.

River View, one of 14 elementary schools in Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, is located at 2097 Bronk Road in Plainfield.

For more information, contact student council faculty advisors Rich Beintum or Steve McNabb at (815) 436-3200.