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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Sandy Doesn't Stop Chatham Marathoners

Despite going without power for days, 12 staff members from the School District of the Chathams are ready to give their time to fight blood cancers.

After school lets out Friday, 12 teachers and administrators from the School District of the Chathams will gather their running gear and travel to Philadelphia to participate in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training Marathon. Nine of those running gathered at Chatham Middle School Tuesday to compare notes and trade tips for the weekend, including: These are details the group has not had a chance to work out yet, mostly because of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Sandy. Several went without power for five days or more. LaSusa was the last to have his power restored—it didn't come back until Sunday. Between work and his family, training for the marathon went on "a full-on taper" after Sandy. Another teacher participating in…

Cheryl Vivona

8:42 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Good luck to these wonderful educators! Teaching our children yet another lesson about honoring commitment in the face of hardship! Just like the people they are trying to help! Thank you!   more ›

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Leukemia, Lymphoma Marathon Hits Home for Teachers

Several staff members at Chatham Middle School have seen their spouses, children, friends and colleagues affected by blood cancers.

As 14 staff members from the School District of the Chathams train and raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training Marathon in November, they do so with the knowledge that they are not merely serving a good cause. They are also showing direct support for their colleagues, their families and their friends who have struggled with these diseases in their own lives. "We have people that we work with [whose] immediate family currently undergo the challenge of these diseases," Peter Trebour, assistant principal at Chatham Middle School, said. Thirteen of those who will run in the marathon in Philadelphia on Nov. 18 work at Chatham Middle School. The fourteenth runner is Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa. The runners are …

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