T-minus one week

In one week we dance,
In one week we hope.

In one week we celebrate,
In one week we THON!


That's right, next week on Friday February 15th THON 2013 begins! What is THON you ask?

THON is a 46 hour dance marathon culminating each year of fundraising by Penn State university Students to benefit the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State-Hershey Medical Center.

The Four Diamonds Fund helps with many aspects of the search for the cure for pediatric cancer patients and their families. It covers things like picking up the tab of where insurance leaves off, to Music Therapy, and most recently, helping to fund the new 207 MILLION DOLLAR Children's Hospital, set to open Spring of 2013!

From the THON Home page: Welcome to THON.org, the online home of the largest student-run philanthropy in the world!  The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, affectionately known as THON, is a yearlong effort to raise funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer.  Since 1977, THON has raised more than $89 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.  THON 2013 will take place from February 15th-17th, 2013 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center.  We are excited to have you join us as we continue to make strides to find a cure.

Last year there were some who had doubts and questions on how things would turn out, but despite everything the grand total exceeded all exceptions  and once again set a record!

$10,686,924.83 FTK!!! Thats right, despite it all everything worked out and pulled through because no matter how you look at it it was all done for the kids!

Go here to help donate, or find out how you can help!

I will post updates of what is going on as I can through out the weekend.

Check out the Live Stream of events all 47'ish hours of the event, or if you are near State College, PA come to the Bryce Jordan Center!