A cancer center in Philadelphia is the latest to benefit from the proceeds generated from a spring carnival held in Palmerton.

Crusaders For A Cause Inc. earlier this month presented a check for $1,000 to Dr. John Glick from the cancer center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.The donation came via the proceeds from its annual spring carnival, which raised just under $5,000 in May in the Palmerton Borough Park.It comes several months after the organization gathered at the Palmerton Municipal Fire Company in June to present borough officials with a check for a new flagpole for its new fire station.Other groups that received donations from the carnival include Horses For Hope, and Christina's Reptile & Animal Sanctuary.Crusaders For A Cause Inc. is always lookingfor nonprofit 501(c)(3)organizations to be partof its annual springcarnival.Incorporated in May 2009, Crusaders For A Cause raises money for charities, including Relay For Life/American Cancer Society, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, March of Dimes and many other community causes or projects.For more information, visit

www.crusadersforacause.com.