Northern's Boys' Basketball Fundraiser to benefit Mirdanda's Smile and the Miranda Ziegler Memorial Foundation
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The Northern boys' basketball program culminated a week-long fund-raiser with its "Shooting for Smiles" Shoot-a-thon on Friday, January 22. The final results far exceeded all expectations as the teams raised over $5,000 for Miranda's Smile and the Miranda K. Ziegler Foundation. Boys in grades 7 through 12 participated by soliciting sponsors for every free throw shot during the week. Freshman Jason Barbaretta won the free throw competition in a tie-breaker against sophomore Jeff Berwager. Both players made 92% of their free throws in the competition. Brothers Scott and Kevin Reeder teamed to raise over $1,400 for the cause to lead all players. All awards were presented by Tammi and Jeff Ziegler, founders of Miranda's Smile, and Douglas Fickel, a Foundation teen. The Miranda K. Ziegler Foundation was created in memory of a former Northern student. Its mission is to bring smiles to teens with cancer at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and to support charities that help children and teens with cancer. For more information on the foundation go to http://mirandassmile.webs.com/.
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