KEARNEY — Y102 announced the day one total that was raised during the “24 Hours of Hope,” event that kicked off on Thursday, March 28.
Y102 hosts Scott O’Rourke and Lisa Williams announced that a new record, $144,805 has been raised on the first day alone.
Last year, the event raised over $303,622 and saw a record breaking first day total of $132,412 donated. Over 22 years, 3,776,387 has been raised by the event for St. Jude.
To donate to radiothon on Friday, call 1-800-330-9727.
“The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family’s ability to pay,” per St. Jude’s website.
“Unlike other hospitals, the majority of our funding comes from individual contributions. And thanks to generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food,” per the website.