students raise nearly $7,500 for Advocate Children's Hospital through radio marathon

Lewis University's WLRA Radio raised nearly $7,500 this Fall semester in support of the Lewis University Family Assistance Fund at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill. and Park Ridge, Ill. The money was raised through the radio's annual "To Kill a DJ" marathon. WLRA's "To Kill a DJ" is an annual service-learning project for Lewis students that have WLRA Radio as a lab. Students raise money through continuous on-air marathons with pledged support from listeners. Some notable student efforts were: Enrique Larios of Chicago stayed on the air for 48 hours. David Ridderhoff of Romeoville raised $976 and stayed on the air for 30 hours. Scott Turek of Bloomingdale raised $586 and stayed on the air for 27 hours. Natalie Budig of Lombard raised $325 and stayed on the air for 12 hours. Other students that participated were Sharee Stiff-Bussie of Westchester, Alejandro Calderon of Bellwood, Chelsea Cook of Romeoville, Jonathan Friberg of Justice, Marvin Gomez of Melrose Park, Kody Jalovec of Romeoville, Dana Jenkins of University Park, Robert Knapp of St. John, Ind., Elizabeth Lorang of Homer Glen, Brock Massie of Chicago, Daniel Nolan of Lockport, Richard Rangel of Crown Point, Ind., Breandan Rook of Chicago, Joe Segvich of Chicago, Ryan Tadych of Chicago and Alex Turner of Arlington Heights. Student staff for the marathon included: Lauren Barnes of Lockport, Katie Colaianni of Lemont, Shane Gustafson of Woodridge, Eric Hernandez of Chicago, Joe Ledger of Oak Forest, Kylie Link of Joliet and Bria May of Chicago. To view these students click here: http://lewisu.meritpages.com/achievements/-students-raise-nearly-7-500-for-Advocate-Children-s-Hospital-through-radio-marathon/17605