Sandy Springs Charter Middle Schools' Home Economics Club recently raised $1,162.45 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Club members challenged home rooms at each grade level to collect spare change to donate to the society's annual Pennies for Patients campaign.  In two years, the Home Economics Club has collected $2,300.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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