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Brittany Adkins
  • biology
  • Class of 2016
  • Mentor, OH

Brittnay Adkins Serves on Up 'til Dawn Executive Board at Mount Union

2016 Feb 25

Brittnay Adkins, a senior of Mentor, Ohio, is a member of the Up 'til Dawn (UTD) executive board at the University of Mount Union. Adkins serves as fundraising director.

The board is a dedicated group of students who serve in volunteer roles to plan the Up 'til Dawn Program. They strive to not only raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, but also to educate the campus community about childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases as well as St. Jude and the research and work done there.

This year, UTD started in November when the campus community participated in letter writing and sending emails to family and friends. This helped raise awareness for the organization and raised money for UTD. Students were also encouraged to post donation links on their social media accounts. Recently, the organization held its finale event on campus during which the executive board announced that $44,580.15 was raised this year. In the eight years that Up 'til Dawn has been at Mount Union, the organization has raised almost $460,000 for St. Jude.

The group continues to work toward its $55,000 fundraising goal for this year. To donate, visit http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/UTD/UTD?pg=entry&fr_id=40674.