The benefit raised an estimated 7,000 for her retirement.

Each benefit raises money for a specific renovation or addition to the theater.

The three benefits that Skate for Life has held so far have raised $250,000, he said.

In 1998, for example, the benefit raised only $80,000.

Less than 24 hours later the parents had raised $28,632, nearly two-thirds the annual $46,000 salary and benefits for the teacher.

Our first benefit, on July 19, 1987, attracted approximately 1,000 people and raised $118,000.

He spent the rest of his career at Lancashire, where his benefit in 2000 raised £155,000.

This year's benefit on June 3 took four days of preparation and raised more than $1 million for five endangered ecosystems.

Since its founding, the yearly benefit has raised millions of dollars for scholarships.

The 2007 benefit raised $350,000 for the foundation.