Icebreakers' fund-raising for kids to continue at Browns/Steelers game

YOUNGSTOWN — Members of the Penguin Icebreakers at Youngstown State University didn’t let things such as a faltering economy and icy cold weather hinder their efforts to raise money during a two-day walk to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.

The group, aided by alumni of the now-defunct Phi Theta Phi fraternity at Thiel College in Greenville, raised $10,000 along the 100-mile route Friday and Saturday and “are still counting,” said Todd Pilipovich, a YSU admissions coordinator and adviser to the Icebreakers.

“We did very amazing so far,” he said, noting that buckets of coins collected during the trek will be taken to PNC Bank in Youngstown on Thursday to be counted.

The group will be at the Steelers/Browns football game in Pittsburgh on Dec. 28 to continue its fund-raising efforts.

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