Arlington Heights Frozen Yogurt Shop To Raise Money For Severely Beaten Middle-Schooler

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — A village frozen yogurt shop will be holding a fundraising campaign in March to help the South Elgin middle-schooler who was seriously hurt after being attacked and beaten by another student earlier this month.

From March 1-5, Berry Yo Frozen Yogurt, 50 N. Vail Ave., will donate 15 percent of the profit from all of its orders for those five days to the 12-year-old boy and his family to help pay medical expenses, the shop announced last week on Facebook.

"As soon as we heard what happened, we knew we had to do something," the online update stated. "This is the most important part of our mission as a company and member of the community. … We are honored to be in a position to help those in need and can't wait to see you all here showing your support during that time."

On Feb. 3, Henry Sembdner, a seventh-grader at Kenyon Woods Middle School, suffered brain and skull injuries when an older student, 14, threw Henry to the ground and hit him in the face and head after the 12-year-old bumped the older kid in the hall.

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The 14-year-old boy has been charged with felony aggrvated battery and misdemeanor battery. He also was ordered placed on electronic home monitoring, allowed only to go to school and return home. The boy, however, is no longer enrolled at Kenyon Woods.

Henry Sembdner (photo via GoFundMe)

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