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Sachem HS East Students Raise $1.7K For Michael J. Fox 's Parkinson's Foundation

At "Pancakes for Parkinson's" pancakes were sold to students and staffers for $1 apiece.

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The Sachem High School East volunteer club raised $1,721 in this year’s “Pancakes for Parkinson’s” event to support the Michael J. Fox Foundation. (Sachem Central School District)
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Members of the club made pancakes throughout the day, selling them to students and staff for $1 each. (Sachem Central School District)

FARMINGVILLE, NY — The Sachem High School East volunteer club raised $1,721 last week by selling pancakes for the Michale J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease research, according to a news release from the Sachem Central School District.

At its annual "Pancakes for Parkinson’s," students and staff members could buy pancakes for $1 apiece on Thursday.

Over the past 10 years, the club has raised a total of $12,000 to support Fox's foundation.

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The foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's by focusing on research and supporting the development of improved therapies for people living with the disease.

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