Teen surpasses goal; raises $12,000 to restore war monuments

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (AP) — A teenager has raised more than $12,000 in donations to restore aging World War II monuments in Campbell County.

The Kentucky Enquirer (http://cin.ci/1GVzu2r) reports 16-year-old Noah Sell exceeded his $6,000 fundraising goal.

Sell came up with the idea to clean and restore the plaques located at the entrance to Bob Miller Stadium at Campbell County Middle School in Alexandria. The plaques contain the names of Campbell County High School graduates who died in the war.

Sell, the grandson of two WWII veterans, says he has received donations from as far as Colorado, Connecticut, and South Carolina.

He says extra funds will be used to restore other war monuments across the county.

Sell hopes to enter the military in the future.

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Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.nky.com