Students,

families and educators from Braelinn, Huddleston and Oak

Grove Elementary shopped at Braelinn and dropped their

receipts into drop boxes.

Braelinn

Elementary received $1,000 for the most receipts, while

Huddleston received $500 for second place and Oak Grove

received $250.

Regency

Realty, the company that owns Braelinn Village, decided

to embark on this program in an effort to provide

much-needed funds to the local schools.

"Most

of the school fundraisers wind up being paid for by

parents and other family members," said LaVonna

Paradise, manager of Center Marketing for Regency Realty.

"This program reaches the entire community and makes

residents feel good about doing their shopping locally

because it supports the schools in their

neighborhood."