This weekend’s American Cancer Society raised a record-setting $261,847, surpassing last year’s total of $254,386.
Some funds from the annual two-day event at Penn’s Peak will be targeted for research.
The ACS Cancer Telethon is one of the premier fundraisers of the year and chairman Joe Krushinsky said that’s no accident.
It takes a multitude of volunteers to make the event happen.
Some volunteers.
The American Cancer Society telethon this weekend reached new heights, raising $254,386 in its 24 hours of fundraising.
“This was our most financially successful year ever,” Telethon chairman Joe Krus.
The former treasurer of the East End Fire Company in Tamaqua is accused of stealing $65,000 from the organization.
Teresa A. Ristila, 60, Tamaqua, is facing theft and related charges for taking the mo.