Students Perform at Benefit for Music Teacher Betsy Young

Betsy Young inspired her students for 13 years as a music teacher and a mentor, and on Wednesday night they inspired her.

Two of Young's former students, Ocean City High School seniors Amanda Thomas and Katelynn Shoemaker, helped organize a musical tribute as a benefit to Young, who has not worked at Ocean City Intermediate School since undergoing surgery for a brain tumor in the summer.

The event drew 110 people and raised $2,885 for Young and her family, including daughters Rachael (a ninth-grader) and Becky (a student at West Chester University). Entertainment for the benefit included a variety of musical acts, all composed of former students of Young.

Young, who is still undergoing therapy to regain full motion on her left side, said she enjoyed every minute of the event.