For the sixth consecutive year, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School’s JDRF Fall Walk team has been named the highest grossing school team in the nation. HIES’ team officially raised $50,478 in the 2012 event—and two Holy Innocents’ students were named to the top five list of individual student contributors: Andrew Earle ’13 and Anna Kampfe ’15 (both of whom have diabetes).
“We are impressed and honored by the dedicated efforts of students at Holy Innocents’, and particularly of Andrew and Anna,” said John Vranas, vice president, fund-raising programs, for JDRF. “It is the passion and dedication of these young people that motivates others to support us in our efforts to bring about a world without type 1 diabetes.”
Andrew was captain of the 2012 Walk team, which included faculty, staff, and students, and junior Lauren McBroom served as the co-chair. Anna and Lauren will serve as co-captains of Holy Innocents’ team for the next JDRF Walk Oct. 19 in Centennial Park.
“The whole community really backs up our fund-raising efforts with donations and coming out to the Walk,” Andrew said of Holy Innocents’ collaborative spirit.
JDRF, founded in 1970, raises money to help find a cure for diabetes and its complications.
“The Walk to Cure Diabetes is JDRF’s largest fund-raising event in Atlanta and around the country, and to have the top-performing school in our back yard supporting our cause is a tremendous privilege,” said Trey Moore, executive director of the JDRF Georgia chapter, in congratulating the Holy Innocents’ community.
“The board and staff of JDRF are thankful for these student leaders and for the support they receive from the faculty and parents. We look forward to a long partnership with HIES . . . until the one day that we, together, cure type 1 diabetes.”
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Contact:
Peggy Shaw
(404)303-2150
peggy.shaw@hies.org
