Update 9-18-09: Total Amount Collected: $914.77

Teachers will accept loose change as a donation for the late superintendent Vernon Newsom’s grandchildren starting today and through this week.

According to Key Club sponsor Shelly Burkett, instead of flowers, Mr. Newsom’s family specifically requested money for his grandchildren’s college fund.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for us to support his family and show that we are mourning for him as well,” Mrs. Burkett said.

In order to assist in the accumulation of change, both Key Club and Interact Club members came together to achieve this goal.

“I think it’s good that everybody is cooperating with us,” Key Club President Riley Reidmiller said.

Interact Club members distributed plastic bags for collecting money which contains a note explaining the reasons of donating while Key Club members were responsible for creating posters and informing the student body of the change drive.

“We hope, for a person who had such an effect on our district, Legacy can contribute to such an important cause,” Interact Club sponsor Dionne Harris said.

Mr. Newsom recently retired from the district after serving for the last 13 years. Newsom planned to spend much of his new time off with his grandchildren.

“He’s given so much to our district,” Reidmiller said. “We’re trying to give back.”

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