Miracles happen, sometimes quickly, which is one explanation for Eagle Valley High School students pouring almost $5,000 into a great cause in one minute.
That cause is 7-year-old Scarlett Jones, who’s fighting — and beating — leukemia.
Scarlett asked the Make-A-Wish Foundation for a Disney cruise, and Eagle Valley students set a $5,000 fundraising goal to send her and her family on their way.
At first, the students in Gypsum worried about whether they could raise that much money. They didn’t need to fret.
They opened their Wish Week drive with The Miracle Minute. Students brought spare change to school. During the first minute of their Wish Week opening assembly, they raised $4,770.
Yes, you read that right. Teenagers donated $4,770 in one minute.
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