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THON Weekend went virtual for the first time in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but a change in format didn’t stop Penn State’s student-run philanthropy from raising millions of dollars to support pediatric cancer patients and their families.
The culmination of year-round fundraising efforts, this year’s 46-hour dance marathon concluded at 4 p.m. Sunday with the reveal that THON 2021 raised $10,638,078.62 for the Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.
Since 1977, THON, the world’s largest student-run philanthropy, has raised more than $196 million for the Four Diamonds to provide financial support for pediatric cancer patients and their families as well as facilities and research. Because of Four Diamonds and THON, no pediatric cancer patient family at Penn State Hershey receives a medical bill.
At 6 p.m. on Friday, hundreds Penn State students got on their feet, like in so many years past, to kick off THON Weekend.
But this year, the 592 students selected to be THON dancers weren’t in a packed Bryce Jordan Center as they raise money and awareness for the Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital and its fight against pediatric cancer.
Instead they were at home as THON went virtual for the first time in its history because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This is just an incredible feeling knowing that regardless of the fact that there might be a pandemic and everything else that’s happening in the world right now, we are still managing to support families and spread awareness of what we’re doing and also raise funds for these families as well as research,” Penn State senior and THON public relations director Sam Koon said on Friday afternoon.
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Jade Campos, WPSUFebruary 16, 2021
Penn State THON executive leaders have been preparing to make the transition to a virtual event all year. While things will look different, they re hoping THON will look as close to normal as possible. (Sam Koon/Penn State THON)
This story originally appeared on WPSU.
THON starts this Friday. Most years, thousands of Penn State students gather in the Bryce Jordan Center for the 46-hour dance marathon to raise money for families affected by childhood cancer. But because of COVID-19, this year’s event will look very different.
Mary Illicete learned her daughter had cancer in 2014, when Theresa was 9 years old. Illicete says she watched the disease steal away her daughter’s childhood. But she was able to get part of it back through THON.