By Mike Perleberg
Lauren Hill, of Greendale, poses with the Harlem Globetrotters at their game at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Tuesday, December 31. Photo by Lauren's Fight for Cure Facebook. (Cincinnati, Oh.) - Lauren Hill not only met her $1 million fundraising goal with time to spare, but blew past it during Tuesday’s city-wide telethon for The Cure Starts Now Foundation. The 19-year-old from Greendale battling terminal brain cancer earlier this month set a New Years Day deadline to raise $1 million to research a cure for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, the form of terminal brain cancer that she has been stricken with. During the telethon broadcast on all four Cincinnati major network television stations, an anonymous donor contributed a single $116,000 donation to Lauren Hill’s tribute fund. The Lawrenceburg American Legion also contributed $13,000 from a #Layup4Lauren Challenge they hosted December 14. Those donations along with about 3,400 others made throughout the day pushed the total to $1.159 million. "She is goal driven, so now she can rest knowing she played a huge role in the fight against DIPG. Tonight at dinner she said 'today was one of the best days ever,'" a message posted by Lauren's family on Lauren's Fight for Cure Facebook page read. You can still make a donation in honor of Lauren Hill to The Cure Starts Now Foundation by visiting www.Layup4Lauren.org through Wednesday. Hill also had the opportunity to visit with the Harlem Globetrotters as they were playing at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati on Tuesday. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Post by Lauren's Fight for Cure. RELATED STORIES: Tuesday Telethon Is Final Push To Lauren Hill’s $1M Goal Lauren Hill Second In Voting For AP’s 2014 Female Athlete Of The Year Perfect North Makes $3,000 Donation To The Cure Starts Now Lauren Hill Getting Closer To $1M Fundraising Goal City Of Lawrenceburg, DCF Grant Another $100K For “Make A Difference” Fund Lauren Hill Becomes The Mount’s Honorary Coach Two More Points For Lauren, But Will It Be Her Last Game? Lauren Hills Adds To Her Point Total In MSJ Home Opener Jimmy V Foundation, ESPN Will Give Special Grant In Lauren Hill’s Honor Lauren Hill Sets New DIPG Fundraising Goal: $1 Million Lauren Hill Attends MSJ Game; Signed Up For Hospice Care Dearborn Community Foundation Establishes Lauren Hill “Make A Difference” Fund Lauren’s-burg: High School, Community Recognize Inspirational Teen VIDEO: Lauren Makes Another Layup In Her 2nd College Game Lauren Hill Gives Game Jersey To Devon Still Lauren Hill, The Mount Present Check For DIPG Research; Fundraising Reaches $324K Nick Goepper Completes The #Layup4Lauren Challenge #Layup4Lauren Scores $176K Donation To Children’s Hospital LHS Will Honor Lauren Hill At Upcoming Lady Tigers Game Lauren Hill Makes Video Game Cover Hill And Still Meet, Take In Bengals Game Lauren Appears On Cereal Box, But Will She Get On Ellen Show? Column: Lawrenceburg Life Changer: Hill Lights Up Mt. St. Joseph’s Lineup Lebron Has A Surprise For Lauren Hill; More Well Wishes And Layups Lauren Hill’s Dream Will Fuel DIPG Research Lauren Hill Scores Twice In MSJU “Gray Game” PHOTOS: Lauren Hill’s Big Day
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