Students and staff at Norwood School in Delaware County, Pennsylvania dressed up for a good cause on Friday.
For Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Norwood School honored fourth-grader Jayden Ali, clapping for him in the hallway.
Folks wore their best to celebrate raising money in his name that is being donated to Shriners Hospital for Children where Jayden is a patient. "Jayden's just a special patient of ours who's been coming to us for a long time," said Stephanie Byrwa, director of marketing and communications at Shriners Hospital.Money is also being donated to Little Smiles, a children's charity.
"We were able to raise over $2,000 from the students to split between Shriners Hospital and Little Smiles," said Tracey Ticknor, an art teacher at Norwood School."I had to go four times to the bank to cash in coins. No sooner would I come back, and there would be more coins in my office," said Peggy Madorna, school psychologist at Norwood School.
"It's nice to see the teachers didn't forget about him from kindergarten," said Rasheed Ali, Jayden's father.Copyright © 2023 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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