A.J. Lawrence honors the memory of his grandfather by jumping rope
Contributed to the Daily Jeffersonian
Cambridge Intermediate School fifth grader A.J. Lawrence jumps rope with his entire body. He jumps high and bends his knees so his feet nearly touch his backside and swings his arms in circles to move the rope around his body. He gives it his all – a complete effort.
It is the same approach Lawrence used when participating in the American Heart Association’s annual Jump Rope for the Heart event. He raised more than $5,000 in donations during his elementary school years including $1,300 when he was in kindergarten. And he did it all to honor his grandfather.