Submitted by Steve Whiteley, Student Council Advisor
For the fourth year in a row, York Suburban High School students stayed on their feet all night and raised a record $70,820.17 for Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital. Seniors Georgia DuMars and Emily Hamberger oversaw seven committee captains and dozens of committee members to organize Mini-THONⓇ 2017, attended by over 450 students and 50 parent and teacher volunteers. In four years the students have raised over $200,000 to provide funds for research in pediatric cancer and help families with expenses not covered by insurance. Partnering with Penn State’s THON, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, Mini-THONs raised over 5.5 million dollars last year. Area businesses are encouraged to become Mini-THON sponsors for 2018. A Four Diamonds Festival and Color Clash will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Check out the district website for more information in late March.
Read more about York Suburban’s Mini-THONⓇ history: YSHSTribune
