HERSHEY, Pa. — The 29th annual sporting clays event raised $87,054 in support of Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.
Held on April 5 at the Hummelstown Field and Stream Association, the event featured participants navigating a course and aiming at clay targets designed to mimic the flight patterns of game birds.
The sporting clays event is organized by the Facilities Department at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and friends of the Medical Center. Over the past 29 years, the event has raised more than $2.2 million for pediatric services, life-saving equipment, research and educational resources at the Children’s Hospital.
This year’s event welcomed Miracle Champion Gannon Kupko Jr., age 11, who has faced significant health challenges, including prematurity, chronic lung disease, seizures and Very Early Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease (VEO-IBD). Gannon and his parents, Gannon Sr. and Jennifer, expressed gratitude for Children’s Miracle Network events that provide children like him with the #GiftofGrowingUp.