Westfield School top fundraiser in Olive Garden leukemia program

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Westfield Community School collected $5,000 in change for the Olive Garden's Pasta for Pennies program, which benefits The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The school collected more money than any other participating school in the state.

The money was raised over a three-week period during which students brought in pocket change to fill jars in their classrooms. the class collecting the most money at each school receives a pasta party for their class delivered by the local Olive Garden restaurant.

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