Kids & Family
'Fighting 4 Fitz' T-Shirts Sell Out in 15 Minutes
Supporters sold more than $1,000 worth of T-shirts at Jack Hille Middle School Tuesday afternoon. The fundraiser is in honor of Alex Fitzgerald, a 12-year-old Hille student who was hospitalized in April.
Within seconds of the 2:25 p.m. bell, a crowd of Students had surrounded a table where "Fighting 4 Fitz" T-shirts were being sold.
A few minutes later, a line stretching nearly halfway down the hall formed. All the youth sizes had sold out ten minutes after that.
The T-shirts are part of a fundraiser for , the 12-year-old Hill student who was hit by a car outside of the school in April. He has remained hospitalized since the crash but those close with his family say he is doing better.
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Michelle Tancredi, who is one of the organizers behind the fundraiser, said they raised more than $1,000 in the initial rush of sales. The fundraising group is looking to have more opportunities for T-shirt sales.
The shirts were provided by Stars and Stripes.
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