Fox Chapel Area Make-A-Wish Telethon raises more than $43,500

Fox Chapel Area School District students held their 29th annual telethon Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, and raised more than $43,500! This year’s total brings the money raised by Fox Chapel Area students and staff to more than $849,500 over the last 29 years for various local and regional charities.

The telethon raised money for Make-A-Wish® Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia and involved students and staff from all six schools in the Fox Chapel Area School District. The event was coordinated by the Fox Chapel Area High School Student Government and the digital media production students of the high school who plan and produce the event. It was available in high definition and was streamed live on the Swift Fox Media YouTube channel. The telethon can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSG0sUJAbo.