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Old Farmers Students Hoop It Up For Lightner
Fifth graders hold fundraiser bringing in $1,000.
Even though they may not know him, they want him to get well soon.
That's what was running through the minds of students at recently, when the embarked on a Hoops for Hope fundraisers to benefit Long Valley Middle School student Glenn Lightner.
Lightner, 13, is currently overseas seeking alternative medicine to help cure his brain cancer.
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Fifth graders at the school collected donations from family members and staff, with a final number topping $1,000. In return, the classes were to shoot basketball hoops or hula hoop 1,000 times.
The event also included decorating a car to send to Lightner, wishing him well.
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