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High school faculty raises money for student's disease

Updated: February 26, 2013
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GIBSON CITY -- A small school bands together for a big cause. GCMS High School held a fundraiser for FA Research Alliance. The high school staff waited tables and tended bar at D.G. Sullivan's.

FA is a rare disease that is inherited and damages the nervous system and makes moving around more difficult. Junior, Emily Young, has fought this disease since middle school.

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