MBE Boosterthon funds new playground

Mountain Brook Elementary students participated in the Annual Boosterthon Fun Run on Sept. 16. Students were treated to a bubble run or a color run, depending on their grade. High energy music, crazy hair and hilarious costumes dominated the field as students ran laps to raise money. The annual event is the largest fundraiser for the school, raising more than $70,000 in school profit this year.

Chair Lydia Pursell and her co-chair, Richelle Simmons, worked to ensure that this year’s fun run was a success. 

“MBE raised more than $117 per student in school profit,” Richelle said. “The community businesses around MBE provided invaluable contributions this year, including PT Orthodontics as the Platinum Sponsor and The Birmingham Zoo, who provided the decoy van in front of the school.” 

The $70,000 school profit will be allocated to a new playground. 

--Submitted by Shaun Flynn