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An estimated 700 balloons were released from the grounds at Arthur Jacobsen Elementary School last Friday in a tribute to Mara Adams, a first-grader who died of cancer on Sept. 22. - Gary Kissel/Reporter
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An estimated 700 balloons were released from the grounds at Arthur Jacobsen Elementary School last Friday in a tribute to Mara Adams, a first-grader who died of cancer on Sept. 22.

Arthur Jacobsen Elementary pays tribute to first-grader Mara Adams

By MARK KLAAS
Auburn Reporter Editor
October 20, 2008 · 4:49 PM

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Students, teachers, parents, family and friends came together Friday at Arthur Jacobsen Elementary School for an emotional tribute to Mara Adams, a first-grader who died Sept. 22 of a rare form of pediatric brain cancer.

Students and others released an estimated 700 balloons in Mara’s honor. The color purple was the choice for Mara’s Team, a school-wide effort to raise awareness and support for the 6-year-old girl.

“It was beautiful and a fitting tribute to Mara. I know she loved it,” the family wrote on www.maraadams.com, a Web site devoted to their child. “We hope it gave the students a chance to remember Mara and think about how much she loved each one of them.

“We know it was overwhelming and beautiful to be literally surrounded in a circle of love. Thank you to all our friends at AJ who made this possible.”

Contact Auburn Reporter Editor Mark Klaas at mklaas@auburn-reporter.com or 253-833-0218, ext. 5050.

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