Twin Valley Student Elected To Leadership Council

BY FRANCINE FULTON

“I really have a connection with the cause,” said Madison “Maddie” Morgan, 16, who will be a junior this fall at Twin Valley High School (TVHS) when talking about Four Diamonds, a nonprofit organization with the goal of conquering childhood cancer. “I was really motivated to become a part of it rather than sit back and watch.”

Maddie is a member of the TVHS Mini-THON club, which raises funds for Four Diamonds. The club’s main fundraiser is its Mini-THON, which is a dance marathon modeled after the Penn State THON that raises money for families with children being treated for cancer at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

Last year, Maddie was the top fundraiser in the club, raising $2,458. As the 202122 fundraising overall, Maddie is now in charge of creating, setting up and seeing through all of the club’s fundraising events throughout the upcoming school year.

For her dedication to the club and her fundraising efforts, Four Diamonds recently named Maddie as a member of the 2021-22 Mini-THON Student Leadership Council. In her new role, Maddie will serve as an advocate and leader for Four Diamonds and MiniTHON and will be one of the representatives for more than 90,000 students who are part of the organization.

Maddie, who joined the TVHS Mini-THON club her freshman year of high school, applied to be a member of the council after learning about it from Gail Frassetta, a liaison with Four Diamonds. “I didn’t think I was going to get it because I haven’t had as much experience as people going into their senior year,” she noted.

The Mini-THON Student Leadership Council provides feedback and shares ideas with the Four Diamonds staff throughout the school year to help improve the Mini-THON program. Council members also serve as mentors for other Mini-THON leaders and assist in Mini-THON recruitment presentations, among other duties.

Because of the pandemic, many schools, including TVHS were unable to hold their typical Mini-THON event for the 2020-21 school year. Instead, TVHS held a car wash in the high school parking lot on April 27, followed by an abbreviated outdoor Mini-THON from 5 to 8 p.m. on the school’s football field. The club also sold MiniTHON T-shirts.

The TVHS Mini-THON club has been able to raise more than $140,000 since its formation in 2014. This year, the students broke their own fundraising record and earned $30,056 by hosting multiple fundraisers, including “Laps for Leukemia,” “Dine and Donate” at local restaurants and car washes.

Even though school is not currently in session, Maddie has already held a fundraiser for Four Diamonds, organizing a “Dine and Donate” event at P.J. Whelihan’s in Downingtown in July, which raised $300.

Maddie said she is looking forward to being a member of the Mini-THON Student Leadership Council. “I (want to) continue to learn, grow and spread awareness,” she stated. “I am extremely appreciative to have this opportunity, and I am excited to see what the future holds for the cause.”

For more information about Mini-THON at TVHS, visit www.facebook.com /TVHSminithon.

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So, for RTCM’s sixth annual fall banquet, it is only fitting that the organization is featuring Josh McDowell, author of “Evidence That Demands a Verdict,” along with about 150 other books, and a star of the Christian publishing world. “We reached out to Josh, and he agreed,” said Santiago. “The Lord brought Josh to us.”

The event will be held at Shady Maple Banquet Center, 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Call of Grace Band will provide special music for the event, and a freewill offering to benefit the ministry will be received. For McDowell, who has spoken in more than 100 countries, responding positively to RTCM’s request simply lined up with the goals of his nearly 60 years of ministry. “Restart’s

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McDowell noted that developing an honest self-image is especially important. “How you see yourself will determine most relationships,” he explained. “If you cannot accept yourself as you are with your blemishes and your positive points, you cannot trust somebody else to accept you. As a result, you don’t establish close relationships.” Conversely, McDowell added, if we can see ourselves as God sees us, we can trust others to as well.

Recalling his passion to write “Evidence That Demands a Verdict,” considered a highly influential Christian book, McDowell, shared that he was inspired by his student peers. “When I went off to college, I was bitter, hurt, mad, ticked off,” said McDowell, who noticed a group of students who seemed to have a genuine love and care for those around them. “That got my attention,” said McDowell, who asked the students what their secret was. A young woman told him, “Jesus Christ.” McDowell did not want to hear about Jesus. “They challenged me until they ticked me off,” he said. “I set out to write ‘Evidence That Demands a Verdict’ against Christianity, but I ended up spending 13 years documenting why I thought it was true, and that brought me to where I am today.”

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