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Sarasota News Leader May 17, 2013 Page 99 TEMPLE SINAI PRESCHOOL HOLDS MDA HOP-A-THON The students attending The Gan preschool at Temple Sinai recently participated in their annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Hop-a-Thon. While it was a fundraising effort, it was also a disability awareness, acceptance and education program for the youngsters, the Temple has announced. This is the second Mitzvah project of The Gan this school year; the students also annually hold a Trike-a-Thon fundraiser for St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the release says. "It is part of the mission of the school to teach youth about doing good deeds in the community and the world at large," the release adds. Laura Freedman, director of early childhood education, said in a news release, "Preschool-age kids learn by doing. The boys and girls of our school learn about hopping for those who cannot hop for themselves." The Gan at Temple Sinai is the only preschool in the area involved in the MDA program, the release points out. "MDA provides a curriculum that teachers may use to teach the core values of awareness, acceptance and assistance for people with muscle diseases," it On Wednesday, May 8, all of the students ensays. gaged in this popular event, the release notes. They rotated to different stations, where they For more information about the school, conhopped like rabbits, frogs and kangaroos. tact Laura Freedman at 926-9462. % (From left) Cara Sheyner, Alexander Nir and Ynes Juravin hop through a 'field of carrots.' Contributed photo