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Raquel Baskin gave back when she was five years old by making and selling beaded bracelets when she was in the hospital with acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Penn State senior Anika Sinha is dancing in memory of her close friend who passed away from cancer in July.
The band sang some of its popular hits, including "One Foot" and "Shut Up and Dance."
The band is most famous for its single "Shut Up and Dance," which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2015.
Members of THON's Executive Committee and Four Diamonds addressed the media before THON began Friday afternoon.