On April 15th students in

3rd through 6th grade, along

with friends and family, at Cannon

Falls Elementary School

joined together in support

of Molly Thomforde and others

diagnosed with diabetes to

raise $5,000 in the first School

Walk for Diabetes. In return,

Molly agreed to kiss the leading

source of insulin, a pig.

The students walked along

the school’s property line. The

walk involved an obstacle course

and informational stations closer

to the school, including a station

for testing glucose levels

and a station providing water

and snacks.

The students surpassed

their original goal of $5,000 by

nearly $14,000 to donate to the

American Diabetes Association.

One participant in the walk was

fourth grader Taylor Bickman. “I

was so happy for Molly when I

heard we raised almost $19,000!

Everyone was cheering and I

felt proud to be a part of something

so important,” Taylor said

of the event.

At the end to the day the

crowd gathered around Molly

in anticipation of watching her

kiss the pig, which she did enthusiastically.