aturday afternoon: THON child Gavin Howe is still in the hospital after receiving a chemotherapy treatment on Tuesday. He and his family are unsure if they will even be able to make it to their first THON as a Four Diamonds family.
Monday afternoon: Gavin Howe is in remission, less than 24 hours after the end of THON '13.
Downtown State College may be filled with green this Saturday, but if you want to drink, you won't be able to do so at the bars. The Tavern Association of State College reached an agreement today with the Campus-Community Partnership on Dangerous Drinking, in which they agreed to stop all alcohol sales on State Patty's Day.
If you're not interested in getting an actual job (who is?), State College offers a few other ways to score some dough.
For anybody who doubts the Four Diamonds Fund, or is simply curious about where THON's money is donated, you can check out a final report annually.
Marion Roger designed the logo for the 1981 THON. Now, she has generously donated her beautiful diamond ring to the Four Diamonds Fund.
Whenever you witness something incredible - a proposal - at a large event - THON - you can't help but think, "I wonder if I know who those people are..." Usually, once you figure out all the details, the closest you are to that event is the friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend... But sometimes, your brother calls you shortly after that proposal and tells you that his girlfriend happens to be best friends with the guy that just proposed. Enter Jake Feathers, and his fiancée Diane Mowery.