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Donation benefits epilepsy research

Posted at 6:44 PM, Aug 22, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-22 19:44:34-04

A 77,000 dollar donation will benefit epilepsy research.

The Lemonade for Livy campaign in partnership with Shopko, raised funds by selling lemonade in stores across the United States.

It all started after Livy Scheinman's battle with epilepsy. That motivated her sister, Hailey, to step up to help those affected by the disease.

Hailey says she's encouraged by the outpouring of support, saying "I feel it's so amazing that people will come together to help a cause and I really love that people want to help this, for all the people that struggle with it everyday."

More than 3 million people across the United States have epilepsy, which causes seizures. A cure for the disease has not be discovered.