The World Health Organization in June declared swine flu an international pandemic. Perhaps that message didn’t make its way to Six Mile Charter Academy or Cape Coral Charter, where school fundraisers resulted in several staff members locking lips with Pebbles the Pig.
Proceeds will help fund a trip to Washington, D.C., for eighth-graders attending a character education program sponsored by Charter Schools USA, which manages both schools. Students and staff stuffed cash and coins into buckets of the person they’d most like to see kiss a pig, raising $1,500 at Cape Charter and $500 at Six Mile.
Prior to getting intimate with Pebbles, Six Mile Principal Deborah Nauss (pictured above) said she wasn’t concerned about catching swine flu.
“No. We’ll make sure the pig isn’t exhibiting any symptoms of the flu prior to kissing,” Nauss joked. “I will make sure we all wash our hands and face after the kissing event.”
The Six Mile winners, if you can call them that, were Nauss and her administrative assistant, Stephanie Rush. At Cape Charter, fourth-grade teacher Alicia Mosher and second-grade teacher Jessica Pierce gave their best PDA.
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