Together, LCHS students make big impact in lives of children with medical needs

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[April 07, 2018]  LINCOLN - Congratulations to the students of Lincoln Community High School who make up the 2017-18 RailerThon.

These students had a goal to raise $15,000 this year and they exceeded that goal by a long shot. Saturday they presented HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital with a check for $25,000.

Congratulations again to these awesome young people who dedicated countless hours in a variety of ways through the many fundraising efforts it took to raise this money. These students are making a difference in the lives of others and it’s no doubt they will continue to do so in the future.


Jennifer Huynh (right) with Jordan Oshesky, Fund Development Facilitator at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield

Jennifer Huynh, one of the lead coordinators of the event noted afterward, ""I along with the rest of the RailerThon members couldn’t be more happy with how the event turned out. Seeing our hard work over the past two years become $40,000 is incredible!

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"RailerThon has really been a huge part of my high school career and it is bittersweet that it’s all over, but I do plan on continuing this amazing journey next year as a part of IliniThon at the University of Illinois.

"I am also so thankful for everyone that has helped, volunteered, and donated to this truly amazing organization!

"RailerThon and what it has accomplished will always have a special place in my heart, and we couldn’t have done it without this community."

According to the RailerThon website, RailerThon is a year-long nonprofit fundraising organization comprised of a group of students who work throughout the year to raise awareness and funds for St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield. The group began as a part of The Miracle Network Dance Marathon (the parent organization of RailerThon), a movement benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

[Teena Lowery]

 

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