$35K Raised For Cancer Research In Hatboro-Horsham Mini-THON

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —This Mini-THON set a school record.

School officials said Hatboro-Horsham High School’s Mini-THON raised $35,070.32 for pediatric cancer research.

The money will be donated to financially support pediatric cancer patients and their families, and help fund pediatric cancer research, school officials said.

For a full calendar year, high school students raised money, culminating with the Mini-THON
event, which took place on April 22 and lasted for eight hours.

The Mini-THON took place in the high school’s main gym and auxiliary gym. The event featured hourly line dancing, games including Human Hungry-Hungry Hippos, competitions, and a luminary walk.

The Mini-THON is part of the greater THON fundraising effort, the largest student-run
philanthropy, headed by Penn State and Four Diamonds.

The grand total was revealed at the end of the event.

That total of $35,070.32 beat the high school’s previous school record by $9,000. That record was set in 2019.

The funds are used to drive the discovery of new and improved treatments for childhood cancer
by supporting the work of researchers at Penn State Children’s Hospital, Penn State College of
Medicine and Philadelphia Children’s Hospitals, school officials said.

Four Diamonds also supports families by covering all medical expenses not paid for by insurance for every eligible child.