College students raise money through Trampoline-a-thon
04/09/2009 A US university fraternity is hosting its eighth annual four-day event, the Trampoline-a-thon.
The event began on Tuesday (September 1st) and carries on until Friday (September 4th), to raise money for the Special Olympics.
At least one student from Pittsburg State University has to be jumping on the trampoline during the duration of the event, reports CollegeOnline.
Michael Rahmberg, one of the organisers, says the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity is raising money by collecting donations.
"We have sponsors that help us out," Rahmberg told the news provider: "Starbucks has given us coffee, Wheat State is giving us pizza and we have donations from students."
Student Carly Durst said that the money being raised is just as exciting as the event.
"It's really fun jumping," Durst said. "It's for a great cause. There's going to be a guy jumping tonight trying to break the record and jump for 12 hours and 30 minutes without stopping."
The Special Olympics began in June 1962 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a summer day camp for children and adults with intellectual disabilities at her home in Maryland.
The event began on Tuesday (September 1st) and carries on until Friday (September 4th), to raise money for the Special Olympics.
At least one student from Pittsburg State University has to be jumping on the trampoline during the duration of the event, reports CollegeOnline.
Michael Rahmberg, one of the organisers, says the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity is raising money by collecting donations.
"We have sponsors that help us out," Rahmberg told the news provider: "Starbucks has given us coffee, Wheat State is giving us pizza and we have donations from students."
Student Carly Durst said that the money being raised is just as exciting as the event.
"It's really fun jumping," Durst said. "It's for a great cause. There's going to be a guy jumping tonight trying to break the record and jump for 12 hours and 30 minutes without stopping."
The Special Olympics began in June 1962 when Eunice Kennedy Shriver started a summer day camp for children and adults with intellectual disabilities at her home in Maryland.
