Tikes on Trikes Raise Funds for St. Jude's
Annual St. Jude’s Trike-a-Thon spins with success at Cook’s Academy in Bloomfield Hills.
Jimena Sallee is a natural at raising funds for a cause. Last year, the Bloomfield Township resident raised $1,226.50 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This year, she raked in about $1,700. Impressive, especially for a 4-year-old. The tot is a student at Cook’s Academy in Bloomfield Hills and was a participant in the preschool’s annual St. Jude Trike-a-Thon. The school has been part of the program since 2004. At the event, helmet-sporting 2- to 5-year-olds gather annually in the building’s gymnasium (the academy is inside Cross of Christ Lutheran Church) for a veritable “Tour de Gym,” cycling around a huge course outlined with orange cones. Parents, grandparents and teachers cheer the little ones on as they round bends and hit …
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Liliana Sallee
9:22 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Today we have started raising money for the 3 year in a row. If anyone is interest this is Jimena's page where you can make your online donation. No amount is too small or too large. All are welcome with a big smile and gratitude. The Sallee Family https://waystohelp.stjude.org/sjVPortal/public/displayUserPage.do?programId=751&eventId=313723§ionStyle=subMenuTwo&userId=475244 more ›