Springfield Students Raise Big Money For Kids

Springfield High School students and volunteers from all over the district danced, and danced, a stood on the dance floor and danced some more in a marathon effort that raise more than $194,000 to fight pediatric cancer.

According to an announcement on the Springfield School District website:

"...the SHS Dance Marathon team  raised $194,114.36 to fight pediatric cancer (Four Diamonds). This is a remarkable accomplishment for our students. The student leadership team, along with hundreds of SHS students and teacher-facilitator John Gildea, worked tirelessly to achieve this success."

The Four Diamonds Fund is based at the PennState Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey. According to the fund's website the money raised helps families coping with childhood cancers meet expenses not covered by insurance. It also helps fund research and medical support staffs for cancer patients.

You can read more about the Four Diamonds Fund and its work on the group's website.

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