Photos: Penn-Trafford senior helps raise $1,100 for Bushy Run Battlefield Museum
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Bushy Run Battlefield Heritage Society Treasurer Donna Detore, event organizer Emily Liska, museum facilitator Colleen Madore and BRBHS board member Marlene Sawayda show the fruit of their labors on March 11, 2018.
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Event organizer Emily Liska poses for a photo with a copy of Pennsylvania's charter.
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Dan Doran gives visitors a tour on March 11, 2018.
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Museum volunteer Jean Loughry talks with visitors on March 11, 2018.
A Penn-Trafford High School senior organized a day of free admission to Bushy Run Battlefield, and still managed to raise more than $1,000 for the historic site.
Emily Liska, 18, of Harrison City, has been volunteering at Bushy Run for the past six years, logging more than 1,000 volunteer hours.
Liska organized the free-admisison day on March 11 as part of her senior project for school.
Several basket raffles throughout the day helped raise about $1,100 for the Bushy Run organization, Liska said.
Patrick Varine is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 724-850-2862, pvarine@tribweb.com or via Twitter @MurrysvilleStar.
