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Marple Newtown Sophs Raise Over $2,800

Marple Newtown High School sophomores raised $2,813 for their annual community service program Project 10.

NEWTOWN SQUARE–The final count is in. 's recent sophmore class (Class of 2014), raised $2,813 as part of the sophomore class's annual community service event.

Project 10 is an annual community service event held each year in the spring, where the sophomore class comes together to raise money for a selected charity of their choice. The goals for the project are: service, class unity and tradition.


On the day of the event, students participate in a Walk-A-Thon and participate in a class unity event on the high school's football field. Teachers Elizabeth Landes and Christine Roy are the class advisors.

This year, three organizations were selected to benefit from the $2,813, total amount raised. Those included:

  • Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House – $1,583
  • Philabundance – $775
  • Urban Tree Connection – $455

This year's collection brings Project 10's five-year total to a whopping $17,310.

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Boot Road Resident February 25, 2013 at 07:21 pm
I am sure all of these people are well qualified but they certainly have been living off our dimeRead More for a very long time. I hope they will enjoy their sizeable pension when they retire at 55.
Mike M March 3, 2013 at 01:43 pm
Is this the same Mackrides who gets his son out of trouble for jumping disabled adults at partiesRead More and trashing school district property? http://articles.philly.com/2001-02-20/news/25317992_1_assault-claim-underage-drinking-william-j-murphy So this guy wants to lie for his son (who went on to accept judgement equating to guilt) and then turn around and judge us. http://articles.philly.com/2001-04-24/news/25331355_1_assault-charge-underage-drinking-party-probation Machine politics is a joke.
Mike M March 3, 2013 at 01:47 pm
And for the record Chip Mackrides seems to be the uncle of the human crime spree, not the father.