CHAPEL HILL -- A memorial takes place on Thursday for the East Chapel Hill High senior killed in a plane crash last week.
Support for the family continues to pour in. At last check, a GoFundMe page set up to honor Mackenzie Ruston's legacy surpassed more than $49,000.
Ruston recently earned her private pilot's license.
She was killed in a crash near the Wyoming border, along with the plane's owner, 61-year-old Reade Genzlinger.
The money raised through the GoFundMe campaign will support the Bouncing Bulldogs, a program that was near and dear to Ruston’s heart for the last 13 years.
To donate to the GoFundMe, click here.