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Oriole Park Elementary Raises $17K To Fight Heart Disease

 Oriole Park Elementary School
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DNAinfo/Heather Cherone

NORWOOD PARK — Oriole Park Elementary School students raised approximately $17,000 for the American Heart Association's Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart fundraiser this year, school officials said.

The Norwood Park school has been participating in the program since 2007, and every year, students have raised more money than the last, officials said.

Since 2011, the Oriole Park's participation in the nationwide fundraiser has been in honor of teacher Patricia Hobbs, who worked at the school, 5424 N. Oketo Ave., for more than 20 years before being diagnosed with heart disease.

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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