The document describes a MATH-A-THON fundraising event where students bring permission slips home to get sponsors, complete math problems, then collect donations from sponsors to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The event helps raise money for the hospital through student participation and collecting pledges from sponsors for completed math problems. Students are asked to return permission slips by February 5th and collect checks made out to the hospital after finishing the math portions of the fundraiser.