Penncrest Teacher's Death Prompts Memorial Fund

In February, one of Penncrest's favorites passed away unexpectedly after battling cancer.

Physics teacher Robert Malkovsky, or Mr. Mal, taught at Penncrest since 1989.

Penncrest alumni started Mal's Memorial Fund with the idea of a boy and a girl from the school to receive $1,000 to pursue an interest in science every year, according to philly.com.

The goal is to raise $50,000 to create the endowed scholarship, according to philly.com. As of April 25, donations had reached $47,850.

"If he knew about it, it would have been the most important thing he contributed," Malkovsky's youngest sister, Betsy Juhasz told philly.com, "because he was all about the kids."

For more information about the fund and how to donate, go to: http://www.malsmemorialfund.com

Read philly.com's full article about Malkovsky here.