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The students at Manor School rose over $2000 last week as a part of their contribution towards the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation and to date it is the most the school has ever raised.

Students gathered in the hallway at Manor School at 1:30pm on Friday, February 28 to await the announcement of the grades that raised the most money. Each year the school encourages its students to raise money to contribute to Telemiracle through various fundraisers. Telemiracle is an initiative that was started to help families in Saskatchewan with disabilities and special needs. This year the school decided to do "Spirit Chains" and for every dollar that a student raises they would get a link in the chain. The chain could be seen hanging from the ceiling down the school's hallway. Teacher at the school and organizer of the fundraiser Cindy Weir said they only started four days before and the students got involved immediately. "They brought a lot [money], we started hanging chains on Tuesday, we made a few little short ones and then a lot of the classes did challenges within their classrooms too. Like if the person that brought in the most in grade 3 and 4 got to be the teacher for the daythat's kind of an incentive, she said.

Weir explained that some of the student's ingenuity came alive during the fundraiser.

"One of the little boys actually called up his family and said he'd be selling hugs. So he sold these hugs and brought in a lot of money," Weir said.

Other aspects of the fundraiser involved a colouring contest which saw three winners, Dathan Beaudet, Tamara Parker and Elizabeth Fall. The grade 5 and 6 students came in first place for raising the most money while grades 9 and 10 came in a close second and the grades 3 and 4 were third. According to Weir the difference between the amounts each grade made was minimal and lauded all the students for doing a great job.

Telemiracle ended on Sunday, March 2 with a celebration in Regina and this year the annual 20-hour telethon event pulled in $5.2 million. When the Kinsmen Foundation of Saskatchewan was established in 1971 the foundation operated on funds raised by local Kinsmen and Kinette clubs as well as individual, group, and memorial contributions. The foundation focuses on Saskatchewan residents with physical and mental disabilities who have a limited source of funding. As the popularity of the foundation grew, so did the need for help and the requests for assistance. Telemiracle is a tradition that runs deep in the hearts of Saskatchewan people and each year schools like Manor along with other groups and organizations participate in whatever way they can to aid and better Saskatchewan.