Lonnie Dusch and Rebecca Heckman

Recorded May 5, 2017 39:08 minutes
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Id: mby016219

Description

Co-workers and friends Lonnie Dusch (42) and Rebecca Heckman (49) discuss their involvement in the Pasta for Pennies fundraising campaign where the students they supervised at Princeton High School raised over $30,000/year for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.

Subject Log / Time Code

Lonnie talks about Pasta for Pennies, a fundraising campaign for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.
Lonnie recalls telling his students he would shave his head if they raised $20,000.
Lonnie talks about the cash that came through the school during the fundraising campaign.
Lonnie talks about the many ways the kids raised funds.
Lonnie talks about starting training the students to campaign when they were Freshmen.
Lonnie talks about the Leukemia Lymphoma Society and Patient Heroes.
Lonnie recalls the first Patient Hero he met, Nathan.
Lonnie talks about his favorite campaigning memories and that the kids owned the fundraiser.
Lonnie talks about how proud he was of the campaign and how he misses it.
Lonnie and Rebecca talk about how the legality of the fundraising they used to do has changed over the years.
Rebecca shares one of her favorite memories.

Participants

  • Lonnie Dusch
  • Rebecca Heckman

Recording Locations

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center