For Penn Stateâs all-female hip hop dance group Whiplash, the coronavirus pandemic brought the group closer to the overall mission of THON â spreading awareness of childhood cancer and raising money in pursuit of research for a cure.
President of Whiplash Andrea Marciano said a virtual THON has shown how much the Penn State community cares about THON s cause and mission.
âAlthough THON is virtual, I think it s still obvious to say that the mission and the end goal is still the same, and that s to show that every family always has us in the Penn State community,â Marciano (junior-biobehavioral health) said.