‘Pennies for Peach’ raises more than $1,200
Peach Elementary School聽hosts a 鈥淧ennies for Peach鈥澛爏cholarship聽fundraiser聽each year in聽honor of legendary聽football聽coach聽and school namesake Eddy 鈥淭he Mayor鈥澛燩each and his wife Debbie.聽
Eddy Peach worked for 91制片厂 for聽40 years聽and his wife Debbie for 36 years.聽Describing the Peach legacy, Peach principal Dr. Stephanie Lee聽said聽it聽exemplifies,聽鈥淓xcellence,聽athletics,聽academics and聽progress.鈥
Debbie Peach visited the school last week to see how the students did with this year鈥檚 coin drive.
As聽Peach entered the library,聽she聽was greeted by聽students聽in聽grades pre-K聽to sixth聽grade.聽Each student present had contributed every day to the fundraiser聽that will be awarded聽to聽six聽graduating聽student-athletes.聽The聽students聽in attendance expressed their love for their school, their teachers and their classmates by each speaking directly to Peach.
This warmed her heart, and she was happy to see the students exemplify her husband鈥檚 work ethic. She spoke聽eloquently聽about the聽students,聽teachers and聽all the聽staff.聽
鈥淭o聽be hardworking,聽and to聽enjoy every day with their work and their聽schoolwork聽because聽Eddy believed in聽hard work,鈥 she said.
The school set聽a聽goal聽of聽$1,200, and thanks聽to聽contributions聽from all the聽students they crushed it.聽
The six recipients of the Eddy Peach Scholarship聽will be awarded $1,000 each. The candidates have excelled in academics, participated in fine arts, served their community, shown great leadership, and are classified as being the best of the best.聽If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please聽visit the聽聽to make your contribution.聽聽