Bethlehem Area School District will hold its second annual Mini-THON April 26, and Freedom and Liberty high schools invite the community to have some fun and donate to this pediatric cancer fundraising event.

According to a release, the Mini-THON will be filled with entertainment and diverse activities for 12 hours straight while "dancers" stay on their feet for the entire event.

More than 1,000 students will participate, hoping to reach their $30,000 goal.

BASD Mini-THON is modeled on Penn State's 46-hour THON, which started in 1977 as a dance marathon.

Mini-THON will be held in Freedom's gym from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and the proceeds will go to Penn State's main THON charity, the Four Diamonds Fund at Hershey Medical Center. The Fund directly assists families who have children with cancer, helping to ease their worries about the cost of treatment and medical bills.

For more information or to donate, visit http://fourdiamonds.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=752.