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Dec. 7, 2010                                                                          

East Syracuse Minoa High School student group walks to raise money for the Central New York Ronald McDonald House

Participants of the DECA Group, an association of students with an interest in marketing, management and entrepreneurship at East Syracuse Minoa High School, hosted “A Walk in the Wild” as a fundraiser for the Central New York Ronald McDonald House on Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse. More than 50 people participated in the walk. A donation fee of $5 was collected from those who participated and the group is still receiving donations. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the CNY Ronald McDonald House.

Photo: ESM students at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on Saturday (from L to R): Zack Carges, Korey Koukides, Dave Palmer, Danielle Russo and Morgan Marini.

About Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York: Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY operates the 16-bedroom CNY Ronald McDonald House 24-hours a day, year-round as a “home away from home” for families whose children are hospitalized with serious illnesses or injuries. RMHC of CNY is planning to build a new, larger Ronald McDonald House that will allow the organization to help keep even more families with seriously ill children together. For more information or to donate, visit www.cnyronaldmcdonaldhouse.org.

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