The Fort Mill Times is reporting that the recent “Coins for Connor” fundraising event at Fort Mill High School netted $5,641 to help for Connor McKemey, the Tega Cay teen who suffered major burns in an injury prior to the Christmas holiday this past December. There have been a few “Coins for Connor” fundraisers over the past couple of months, and totals so far reach almost $20,000.

It shows you that any change you carry around – whether it’s one penny or several – can go a long way towards helping someone else!

Connor has already had more than a dozen surgeries since the accident, but is out of the medical-induced coma and is slowly making progress towards recovery.

If you want to assist the McKemey family but don’t know how, consider visiting McKemey Strong, which