NEW IBERIA, La. — The faculty and students at North Lewis Elementary School in New Iberia raised money for diabetes research in honor of the school secretary, Karen Thomas, whose teenage son has Type 1 Diabetes.
According to an email from staff, students and faculty secretly arranged a campaign to wear blue jeans and donate $2 for JDRF, which is a nonprofit organization that funds Type 1 diabetes research.
The staff announced that they had raised a total of $781 for JDRF during the school's Administrative Professional Day on Wednesday.
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