 "Evening Courier (Halifax, England)")
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Young bookworms bring in charity cash.
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Evening Courier (Halifax, England)
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January 23, 2008
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TODMORDEN High School pupils raised [pounds sterling]160 with a sponsored readathon.
About 20 Year 7 pupils took part in the effort to read as many books or magazines as they could.
The annual reading event raises money for charities CLIC Sargent and The Roald Dahl Foundation.
The money is spent locally caring for children and young people with cancer, Hodgkin's disease, leukaemia, epilepsy, blood disorders or acquired brain injuries.
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