Lower Moreland Hosts Mini-THON This Friday

Students and faculty will host the 6th Mini-THON at the High School from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Over the last five years Lower Moreland students and faculty have raised more than $190,000 in its Mini-THON event to help fight pediactric cancer.  The 6th annual event will be held on Friday, Nov. 16. The fundraiser is modeled after the one at Penn State University that happens every February. LM's event begins at 10 a.m. and will end at 10 p.m.   Visit the official LMHS Mini-THON web site for info or to donate VIDEO: Lower Moreland raises over $60,000 in 2011 PHOTOS: Lower Moreland Mini-THON 2011

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VIDEO: Lower Moreland THON 2012 Preview

The annual Mini-THON will be held next month at Lower Moreland High School.

Click here to see video footage from last year's Mini-THON. Click here to view the photo gallery from last year's Mini-THON.

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Lower Moreland Holds Mini-THON Workshop for Local Schools

Students and faculty from nine local schools gathered at Lower Moreland High School last week to be part of a seminar in how to run their own fundraiser.

Lower Moreland has been one of the pioneers in raising money for cancer. Over the last five years, LMHS has helped raise over $160,000 at Mini-THON, the smaller version of the popular fundraiser held at Penn State University every year to help fight pediatric cancer. High schools such as Springfield have been organizing these types of events for the last decade, but now the students at LM who have been so successful running the event got the chance to show other local schools how it’s done. Last week representatives from Abington, Phoenixville, Upper Merion, Agnes Irwin, Springside, Springfield, Lehighton, Liberty High School and Penn Charter were on hand at Lower Moreland High School to listen to teachers, students and former students …

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Video: THON's Final Hour

At the end of a long night, it was revealed that the students raised a record amount at Lower Moreland's fifth annual mini-THON.

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Photo of the Day: Lower Moreland THON

LMHS is hosting the fifth annual THON fundraiser where students will participate in fun and games for a 12-hour marathon to help fight cancer.

Remember to check back with Patch for exclusive video and photo galleries of THON event. The marathon began on Friday at 10 a.m. and will end at 10 p.m. You can also watch the event with live streaming video here.

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Lower Moreland Students Prepare for Fifth Year of THON

Lower Moreland High School students are getting ready to spend 12 Hours dancing in a mini dance MaraTHON to raise money in the fight against pediatric cancer.

As they approach Friday, Nov. 18, more than 300 Lower Moreland High School students will be preparing themselves mentally and physically to be on their feet for 12 hours – dancing, running or standing – in an effort to raise money in the fight against pediatric cancer. Starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, in the gym of Lower Moreland High School, hundreds of students will be participating in the school’s fifth annual Mini Dance MaraTHON – modeled after the 46-hour event that began at Penn State University. The event will be packed with music, sports, games, grade-versus-grade competitions and guest speakers. Students who are dancing will be dressed in pink (freshmen), green (sophomores), gold (juniors), and blue (seniors). Others will …

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