Bennett students dribble for dollars for Haiti

NBR haitihoops29 01/29/2010 The Blade/Lori King 1st grader Kenny Kime races with Keyauna Moss during a Hoops 4 Haiti fundraiser at Bennett Venture Academy in Toledo, OH. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

NBR haitihoops29 01/29/2010 The Blade/Lori King from left; 6th graders Brianna Billings, Bianca Denton and Morella Jansheski put up their sign in support of the Hoops 4 Haiti fundraiser at Bennett Venture Academy in Toledo, OH. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

First grader Kenny Kime races with Keyauna Moss during a ‘Hoops 4 Haiti' fundraiser at Bennett Venture Academy in Toledo. Students in kindergarten through eighth grade donated at least $1 to skip class Friday and take their turn on the basketball court. Their contributions to the Haiti relief effort also entitled them to forgo wearing the traditional school uniform for the day.

Bennett sixth graders Brianna Billings, Bianca Denton, and Morella Jansheski, from left, put up a sign for the fundraiser.

The students raised $2,098 that will go to HUT Outreach, a humanitarian aid organization that focuses on the basic needs of the Haitian earthquake victims including clean water, food, homes, education, and medical care.