CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — A cancer charity backed by basketball player Lauren Hill is hoping a telethon will push donations over the $1 million mark.
Hill got national attention when she played in a Division III basketball game with Mount St. Joseph on Nov. 2 despite suffering from an inoperable brain tumor, which was diagnosed a year ago. She made layups for the first and last baskets of the game.
Since November, the 19-year-old freshman has helped raise more than $775,000 for cancer research and treatment through the charity called The Cure Starts Now. The charity is staging a telethon on Tuesday to help it reach the goal set by Hall to raise $1 million by the end 2014.