The Windsor Park Elementary student council presented a check to Triumph Over Kid Cancer on Thursday following a year of fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n
The event took place at the Corpus Christi school, where the total amount raised by the students was announced. TOKC Co-Founder Mecklin Ragan attended the presentation to address attendees and acknowledge the student council’s hard work.<\/p>\n
TOKC\u2019s mission is to bring awareness to pediatric cancer, fund research, and provide volunteer opportunities that make a difference for pediatric cancer patients and their families.<\/p>\n
Throughout James\u2019s seven-and-a-half-year journey with cancer, he worked to fund pediatric cancer research at MD Anderson in Houston, Driscoll Children\u2019s Hospital in Corpus Christi, and New Orleans Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n
To date, TOKC has raised more than $6 million for pediatric cancer research. Those funds have been matched dollar for dollar.<\/p>\n
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