Story published by The Cincinnati Enquirer on Thursday, January 16, 2020
By Alex Harrison, Cincinnati Enquirer
No. 22 Lauren Hill Lane runs through a portion of Greendale, Ind. Silver ribbons with the numeral 22 printed on them are attached to businesses, restaurants and other locales throughout Lawrenceburg, Ind.
Just as Hill promised to never stop fighting, her hometown never wanted to forget. The streets and ribbons hanging have served the purpose.
Hill, the Lawrenceburg High School graduate and Mount St. Joseph basketball player, fought a public battle with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG. This battle with aggressive brain cancer led to awareness of DIPG and then millions of dollars in donations to cancer charities. Brent Hill, Lauren's father, estimated around $4 million had been raised by Lauren's efforts along with golf outings, car shows and 5Ks other events.
A non-profit called the Friends of Lauren Hill began its own fundraising efforts to create another remembrance: the Lauren Hill Memorial Park in Greendale, Hill's hometown. Brent Hill was named President of the organization.