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Students count hearts to battle cancer

Kristian Chicas, 10, paid 25 cents Monday to guess the number of candy hearts in a jar in the foyer of Bordewich-Bray Elementary School. The winner gets a catered lunch with Vice Principal Susan Squires, but Kristian was focused on higher goals."I just wanted to help the kids who have cancer," he said. "I really feel bad when I see someone who has cancer."Money raised will go to the Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation.It is the school's second annual fundraiser benefiting organizations that fight cancer, a tradition that began when Squires was diagnosed with breast cancer. Squires said she was …

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