BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Fair is going gold Friday. For the second straight year, the fair is raising money for pediatric cancer.
It is all in honor of one boy whose parents have four food stands at the Bloomsburg Fair.
"Going Gold for Gavin" started last year in honor of Gavin Royer, age 6, who is battling brain cancer.
Fair organizers decided to make it a tradition to collect money for pediatric cancer in Gavin's honor.
Gold is the color that symbolizes the fight against childhood cancer.
Students from Bloomsburg University collected money at the Bloomsburg Fair but it wasn't for anything college related. Each nickel, quarter, and dollar inside their buckets will go to pediatric cancer research.
"I thought it would be such a fun time to come down to the fair and be able to collect money. It's a great cause," said Page Herto.
The tradition started last year in honor of Gavin Royer. Gavin is from Bellefonte and he has brain cancer.
Gavin's father Dan Royer says that his son is doing well.
"The tumor is pretty well shrunk down, still there but they're at the point where they consider him stable."
For the last 35 years, the Royer family has had four stands at the Bloomsburg Fair.
"It means a lot for the organization of the fair and everything to get behind it and support him the way that they do," Royer said.
The students are stationed all around the fairgrounds collecting money for Janet Weis Children's Hospital and go for the goal.
"I'm hoping that we can raise a lot of money and get a lot of awareness out to the cause," added Herto.
The donation buckets seemed to catch the attention of people attending the Bloomsburg Fair.
"Whether it's pediatric cancer or pediatric diabetes is near and dear to any parent, so that's why I felt it was a good thing to donate to," said Heather Stenglein of Danville.
Gavin's father says his son has to go back to the hospital every six months for a checkup but he is doing much better than he was last year when we talked to him. He even started Kindergarten.
The students will be collecting money at the fair until 8 p.m. Friday.
