Veronica Mathy of Wilmington Helps Raise More Than $6,100 for Family Assistance Fund

2011 Nov 30

Veronica Mathy of Wilmington, Ill. along with 17 other WLRA DJ's help raise more than $6,100 for the Family Assitance Fund at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill.

The "To Kill a DJ" programming ran from Nov. 4-Nov. 14, and involved 6-hour non-stop broadcasts, with select university students going even longer. Natalie Paul and T'rell Campbell broadcasted for 42 hours. Brittany Miller and Anthony Trotter broadcasted for 48 hours.

"WLRA's - To Kill a DJ" is a service learning project for Lewis University Communications Department students enrolled in courses that have WLRA Radio as a lab. WLRA raises the funds from continuous on-air marathons with pledged support.

The Lewis University Family Assistance Fund is used to support families of hospitalized children in their greatest time of need. In the past, the funds have been used to pay for cab rides to and from the hospital for children to have chemotherapy or outpatient services, medicine, clothes when being discharged, hotel rooms for families, bus passes and airline flights to the hospital. Advocate Hope Children's Hospital is located on the campus of Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill.

In the spring, WLRA will present another marathon broadcast and the College of Nursing will present "Change for Children" - all in support of The Lewis University Family Assistance Fund at Hope Children's Hospital.

Lewis University is a Catholic university offering distinctive undergraduate and graduate programs to nearly 6,500 traditional and adult students. Lewis offers multiple campus locations, online degree programs, and a variety of formats that provide accessibility and convenience to a growing student population. Sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis prepares intellectually engaged, ethically grounded, globally aware, and socially responsible graduates. The ninth largest private not-for-profit university in Illinois, Lewis has been nationally recognized by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report. Visit http://www.lewisu.edu for further information.