A second round of breast cancer for Chickamauga Elementary School teacher Casie Cassell has five of her fifth-graders – and much of the community – united under a single cause to raise money for her.
“Mrs. Cassell is one of our favorite teachers and we wanted to do something to help her,” said 11-year-old Paxton Grimes, who along with Mary Catherine McConathy, Gabe Ashley, Hunter Hodson and Beau Barrett, came together to help raise money.
Chickamauga Elementary School teacher Casie Cassell, center, is greeted by fifth-graders Paxton Grimes, 11; Mary Catherine McConathy, 11; Gabe Ashley, 10; and Hunter Hodson, 10, from left.The students teamed up with Pie Slingers Pizzeria for one of the restaurant’s All Day Fundraisers, which gave 75 percent of total net sales for the day of Feb. 27 to help Cassell with doctor bills and expenses.
“Casie has touched the lives of many in this community, especially our children, so we feel very privileged and honored to have been asked to host this for her and her family,” said Jennifer Welsh, Pie Slingers Pizzeria owner.
Well over 1,000 people came to eat or just make a donation for the cause. Total sales were $7,312, so Welsh donated $5,600 directly to the Cassell family. In addition, donation buckets placed around the restaurant raised more than $1,300, Welsh said.