Newberry County Young Life held their fifth annual Wing-A-Thon camp fundraiser at the end of March. They had 25 students and leaders participate and together they ate 767 wings. They raised more than $13,000 for their summer camp trip.
Kimberly Graham takes a bite of her wing.
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Riley Brewington and Bailey Rivas enjoy wings at Roma’s House of Pizza as they work to raise money for camp.
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Anna Merchant gets ready to eat as many wings as she can to raise money for camp.
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A total of 767 wings were consumed during Young Life’s Wing-A-Thon, this helped raise over $13,000 for their summer camp trip.
Tori Steyne | For The Newberry Observer
NEWBERRY COUNTY — Newberry County Young Life held their fifth annual Wing-A-Thon camp fundraiser at the end of March.
According to Area Director Cole Harper, they had 25 students and leaders participate and they ate a total of 767 wings. Through pledges and donations, they raised more than $13,000 for their summer camp trip.
Ian Pullen ate the most wings (51) for the second year in a row, according Harper.
Harper thanked everyone who pledged and donated.
“Young Life summer camp changed my life when I was in high school, and it has been a privilege every year since then to see the same happen in the lives of other students,” he said.