Main Line Private School Students Raise Nearly $25,000 for Children’s Research Hospital

Dec. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- More than 130 Devon Prep Upper School students stayed “Up for a Cause” recently to raise money for the internationally recognized St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Devon Prep’s Christian Action Program (CAP) sponsored the event, a 12-hour night of fun and games beginning at 7 PM Friday and ending at 7AM Saturday. They raised nearly $25,000 for the Hospital.

Helping Devon Prep kick off this annual event were members of The North Philadelphia Foot Stompers, (http://www.youtube.com/devonprep1#p/u/4/FXgPuPtUwo8.) an award winning youth drum corps comprised of inner city young people who live in the neighborhoods served by St. Elizabeth’s Community Center.  Each year Devon Prep conducts food, clothing and school supplies drives that benefit the center.

In addition to the Foot Stompers’ performance, Devon Prep students spent the night participating in a variety of activities including basketball, dodgeball and soccer games, board games and watching movies.  Raffle prizes, including Phillies gear and various gift certificates were given away throughout the night.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (http://www.stjude.org/) was founded by the late entertainer Danny Thomas to find cures, through research and treatment, for children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. On average, 5,700 active patients visit the hospital each year, most of whom are treated on an outpatient basis. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance.  No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay.

CAP began “Up for a Cause” ten years ago to raise money for charity. Devon Prep was the first high school in the country to attempt this event.  In the past, this type of event had only been sponsored by college students. In the years Devon Prep students have been “staying up,” they raised over $200,000 for hospitals that care for ill children.

Devon Prep is a private, Catholic college preparatory school for young men in grades six to 12. The school, which is conducted by the Piarist Fathers, enrolls nearly 300 students who hail from Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks County as well as parts of Philadelphia. For more information call 610-688-7337 or visit www.devonprep.com or www.facebook.com/devonprep.