Fresno's Central Unified students raise money for Central Valley Honor Flight

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Students successful Fresno's Central Unified School District utilized their voices to rise wealth for the payment of Central Valley veterans connected Thursday night.

The fundraising performance was held astatine the Central East High School astatine 3535 N. Cornelia Ave. successful Fresno connected Thursday astatine 6:30 p.m. Students from 7 schools wrong Central Unified, including mediate and precocious school, joined efforts to rise wealth for the Central Valley Honor Flight.

"Our opus we did was called '50-Nifty United States', truthful we were capable to stock immoderate past and what the 13 archetypal colonies were and I conscionable deliberation they did a fantastic job," said Kathy Lee, a Central Unified Elementary choir director.

Tickets were $20 per household (three oregon more) and $10 individually. The funds volition payment the Central Valley Honor Flight, which is simply a programme that sends vale veterans to Washington D.C. to circuit the memorials and monuments successful their honor.