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Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pa. - A Huntingdon boy has raised more than $11,000 to find a cure for a disease he's battling every single day.

Jonathon Schneider is just like any other nine-year-old boy.

He's active and loves to play soccer.

The only thing that makes sports a little harder is his juvenile arthritis.

So, he's raising money for research.

"This walk, I raise money to find a cure. There's probably a cure out here somewhere."

The arthritis started in his knees, then spread to his hips and hands.

Jonathon's mom Melissa says the arthritis was triggered by a tick bite which caused Lyme disease.

"After the Lymes was totally gone the pain was there, the swelling was still there and it ended up being this is arthritis."

Last year, Jonathon participated in an arthritis walk and raised $5,000.

This year he wants to double that goal.

"So I thought I would try $10,000 I did it and people helped and that," he explained.

Between his personal fundraiser page and his team page, he's topped that goal.

"That was amazing, just friends and families, moose lodges and friends we've met along the way that have said who doesn't even know Jonathon, just hands us money and says put this towards his walk," said Melissa proudly.

This year Jonathon had a big accomplishment at the Arthritis Walk in Pittsburgh.

He did made it one whole mile but it wasn't an easy one.

"It hurt and it didn't feel the best on my knees and at night time I got a little cranky because when my knees hurt I get a little cranky."

Jonathon's team is still collecting donations for arthritis research.

Donations will be accepted until June 15th.

Click here for the team pageand here for Jonathon's page.

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Boy raises more than 10k for arthritis research - WTAJ

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