Annual Nona's Night to Support Hingham Teen With Cancer

will hold Nona's Night tonight and all the proceeds will benefit a former student who is fighting cancer.

The elementary school invites the Hingham community to come together and eat ice cream at from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The proceeds from the ice cream and all donations collected will benefit senior James Gordon and his family.

Gordon was recently diagnosed with cancer and will begin chemotherapy today, according to an email sent home from Hingham High School.

South School Principal Eliza Burns said Nona's Night is held by the school every March as a way to come together as a community and raise money for a good cause.

In years past, South School has donated the proceeds from the event to the Playground PTO fund and last year they donated funds to a Para educator who was recovering from an aneurysm.

This year Burns said the school has decided to donate the money to Gordon and his family.

“He’s a former South School student; many teachers here know him and had him so we wanted to support him and his family,” Burns said. “We want to make sure James and his family are doing well as they go through this.”

South School has also invited the five other Hingham Public Schools to attend.

Nona's Night was started several years ago by South School fourth grade teacher Catie Campbell, who has a friendly relationship with Nona's owners, Tom and Krissy Donahue.

As part of the event, the South School faculty scoop and serve the ice cream and count how many students attend from each class.  The South School class with the best turnout receives an ice cream party.

“We enjoy a night out together as the South School Community and the Hingham community," Burns said.