Thomson Elementary School students raised a total of $3,449.25 for the Joey Middlemiss Fund through the Jump for Joey fundraiser, said Thomson PTO official Laurie Burzlaff.
A story about the event and the Middlemiss family was featured on the front page of Town Crossings last week.
Among the top money raisers to help Joey:
r Second-grader Jamie Plodzik raised $310 on her own by calling everyone on her family's Christmas card list to personally ask for donations.
r Third-grader Brianna Slattery raised $150.
"These kids at Thomson are amazing," said Burzlaff. "We heard from parents that kids were taking money out of their piggy banks to donate. It's just so heart-warming!"
