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Hempfield Area High School students raise over $57,000 for charity at Mini-THON event

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- High school students from Hempfield Area School District recently helped raise more than $50,000 in the fight against pediatric cancer.

On Friday, night seniors planned a Mini-THON, just like the one that happens annually at Penn State.

They danced from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and there was no sitting allowed,

Students raised over $57,000, which will go directly to Four Diamonds, a nonprofit organization in Central Pennsylvania. 

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