The CEO of Penn State Hershey Medical Center penned a letter of thanks to all those who helped THON raise a whopping $13,343,517.33 For The Kids. This brings the total donated to the Four Diamonds Fund since 1977 to more than $114 million.
There are obvious hashtags that go hand-in-hand with THON across Twitter, Facebook and Instgram -- #THON, #THON[insert year here] and #FTK are some big ones. So the Penn State IST Consulting Group tasked itself with recording the social media activity surrounding THON, and the results are both cool and expected.
Just like last year, we compiled some of our favorite tweets from THON Weekend. We hope that you enjoy remembering the weekend as much as all of us at Onward State do.
[Video] Watch as the 2014 THON Executive Committee reveal the record-breaking THON total.
After a year of fundraising, months of planning, and 46 hours of dancing, this year’s IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon shattered last year’s final total and raise a whopping $13,343,517.33 For The Kids.
There wasn't a dry eye in the Bryce Jordan Center as Four Diamonds families shared their personal stories of their children's battles with cancer. THON Family Hour proves year-after-year to be the most emotional hour of the 46 that dancers spend standing. Ask any person at the BJC and they'll tell you that listening to the stories of each family's struggles and devastating losses will put an exhausting weekend on your feet into perspective.