- What event takes place on campus for forty-six hours over a weekend in February?
- What event raised over seven million dollars last year for the Four Diamonds Fund for Pediatric Cancer at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital?
- What event brings tears, joy, exhaustion and exhilaration to all who participate?
It’s the Penn State Dance Marathon—the largest student-run philanthropy in the world—organized by Penn State students on all campuses!
Thon family members Kirsten and Jared battle it out with water pistols as Thon 2009 gets underway. Photo by Annemarie Mountz
From the Thon website:
In 1973, a small group of dedicated Penn State students held our first Dance Marathon. That year, 34 dancers participated and raised $2,000. Since then, THON’s presence in the Penn State community has grown exponentially. THON now has 15,000 student volunteers, 700 dancers, and has raised more than $61 million, benefiting The Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children’s Hospital.
THON is now a year-long effort that raises funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer. With the support of students from all across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and THON Alumni all around the world, we continue to make great strides towards finding a cure for all childhood cancers!
Penn State World Campus is an official fund-raising organization for Thon and we need your help to make a difference in the lives of these families.
How you can help:
- Join our Penn State World Campus Thon group by visiting Facebook and searching “Penn State World Campus THON” (active account required).
- E-mail your friends and family asking them to donate to Thon–it’s quick and easy with the THONline form!
- Tell your classmates and co-workers about this amazing cause, and tell them how to get involved!
“When they say, ‘We Are Penn State,’ this is what they are talking about.”
—Joe Paterno
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