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> Posted by ClassicNick on March 21, 2011 at 00:25:19 from 97-87-0-106.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com 97.87.0.106

> Was driving through a small town today, and picked up one of the local newspapers. I noticed this short story on page 4. I tried to find it online so I could link to it, but no luck, so I'll just retype it here. Sorry for any typos.

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> Two local youths have devised an ingenious way to raise money for cancer researcher. Friends Matthew Bryston and Kyle Rolley, both 12, were shocked to learn of a mutual friend being diagnosed with leukemia. The friends resolved to find a way to help fight against the cancer, and the "flush tank" was the result of their brainstorming.

> "At first we wanted to rent a dunking booth for the school carnival, but it would have been real expensive," Rolley explained. So, the two friends got to work building the contraption pictured above. The end result was a device that would dump a five gallon bucket of water on the head of a victim when bean bag strikes a target.

> Matthew was the willing test victim during the booth's construction. "It made for a wet couple of hours," Matthew laughed. The two boys were able to construct the booth over a weekend using some scrap materials. The two did most of the work themselves, but Matthew admits his father might have contributed as well.

> Another advantage of their design is that they can take their booth to several fairs and carnivals. So far, they've set up shop at St. James Church Funfair last weekend, and now at Middlebrook Elementary School's Spring Fling.

> The cool, damp weather hasn't dampened the boys' efforts, but it has made their hunt for volunteers willing to take a shift in the "hot seat" more challenging. "A couple of our friends have helped us out, but we're hoping to have some more volunteers when the weather gets nicer," Kyle explained. In the mean time, Matthew and Kyle take turns being the target of five gallons of cold water. "It gets pretty cold" Matthew says as he shakes the water out of his hair. Clad in a sweater, jeans and sneakers, and soaked to the skin, he adds "but it's actually kind of fun, and I think its worth being a little cold and wet."

> The two friends are searching for additional venues to run the booth through the end of the summer, and have already secured space at this summer's Fourth of July festivities. They hope to raise $2000 by the end of the summer.

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> The article contained two pictures of the flush tank device, which looked pretty good for being home built. One pictured showed the kid named Matthew right before getting the water dumped on him. Like the article said, he was wearing what looked like a green and black long sleeved sweater, blue jeans, black sneakers and socks. The second picture was from their previous venue, and showed Kyle getting doused wearing a gray long sleeve tshirt, red shorts and black sneakers and white ankle socks. Also in that picture was Matthew wearing a tshirt and shorts and barefoot.

> I think its kind of cool that even though we enjoy swimming in clothes for various reasons, that sometimes kids are able to take something like wet clothes and make something good out of it.

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