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South Fayette High School's Mini-THON Raises more than $330,000 to fight pediatric cancer

April 30, 2023 / 11:21 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

South Fayette 'Mini-THON' raises record-setting amount

MCDONALD (KDKA) - Students at South Fayette High School broke a record on Saturday night.

They raised $336,000 for pediatric cancer research.

Students spent the evening dancing for 12 straight hours as part of the school's annual "Mini-THON" event.

The district has raised over $1.4 million over the past 11 years to help in the fight against childhood cancer.

The money raised on Saturday night not only broke a school record but it was the most successful Mini-THON event in the nation.

Congratulations to all those students and all their hard work!

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.