Foxcroft School students presented an over-sized check for $14,070 to Cherry Blossom Breast Cancer Foundation President James Atkins and Board member Stephanie Knapp Monday (Feb 24).

The sum, raised mostly through the School's Think Pink Basketball Tournament in January and the Cherry Blossom Walk, Run and Pooch Prance last September, puts the School among the Foundation's strongest supporters.

"Foxcroft was one of the three largest donors this past year," said CBBCF chairman and founder James P. Atkins in accepting the check. "Your efforts and generosity helped us have our best year ever. What you have done for the women of Loudoun and Fauquier is absolutely phenomenal. Thank you very much."

The Foundation supports early detection and treatment of this insidious disease with grants to local medical institutions for effective screening systems and direct assistance to women, and by educating the public about breast cancer. It also funds research to eliminate the disease.

Foxcroft, which has had the largest group at the September fundraiser since its inception in 2007, hosted it on campus for the first time in honor of its Centennial Celebration, making it the flagship event in a global Day of Service by Foxcroft women, family and friends. It will host the walk again next fall and has also provided a venue for the Foundation's Cherry Blossom Champion Award Dinner on March 8. The student body was named one of the first champions in 2012.

In January, 14 basketball high school and middle school teams participated in the fourth annual Think Pink Basketball Tournament, organized by Foxcroft Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff and the student-run Athletic Association. T-shirt sales, team entry fees, cash donations of all sizes, and a lot of volunteer work raised some $5,300.

Giving back is an integral part of a Foxcroft education."From whom much is given, much is expected," the School's founder Charlotte Noland and its current Head of School, Mary Louise Leipheimer, are fond of saying and doing that is a frequent activity.