North Hall Middle seventh grader raises nearly $3,000 to put bleeding-control kits in every classroom - Gainesville Times

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North Hall Middle seventh grader raises nearly $3,000 to put bleeding-control kits in every classroom

Claire Gibson, a 7th grader at North Hall Middle School, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Claire raised enough funds to put bleeding control kits in every classroom of her school. - photo by Ashtin Barker

Claire Gibson, a 7th grader at North Hall Middle School, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Claire raised enough funds to put bleeding control kits in every classroom of her school. - photo by Ashtin Barker

After hearing her school had just eight kits to stop life-threatening bleeding, a seventh grader decided that wasn't enough, so she raised nearly $3,000 to put one in every classroom.