Elizabethtown Area High School (EAHS) students raised $85,766 at its annual Four Diamonds Mini-THON, held from 7 p.m. on March 8 to 7 a.m. on March 9. All proceeds from the 12-hour dance marathon will benefit Four Diamonds, which aims to conquer childhood cancer. The fund originated in Elizabethtown with Chris Millard, who battled childhood cancer while a student at Elizabethtown Area School District in the early 1970s.
Mini-THON is similar to Penn State University's THON in that students are not be permitted to sit down during the event. The EAHS Mini-THON ran for 12 hours and culminated with the unveiling of how much money EAHS raised. This year's theme was "One Small Step for E-town, One Giant Leap for a Cure."
Approximately 350 students were active participants in this year's Mini-THON. Over the past five years, EAHS has raised more than $400,000 for Four Diamonds.
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