The Penn State Dance Marathon has officially entered Project for Awesome's annual contest in which the winning charities "decrease the overall level of world suck." Every year, the total money raised by Project for Awesome is dived between wining charities, and this year, THON is in the running among hundreds of other causes
In the most recent of our Meet the THON 2014 Directors series, we sat down with Special Events Director Jessica Steciw to discuss the role of Special Events in THON.
Biology Professor James Strauss will shave his beard and mustache in front of a classroom full of students today, as part of a THON fundraiser called Professor Stressors.
THON child Emily Whitehead, whose amazing story has been shared world-wide, was featured last night on NBC Nightly News. Emma, as she is more commonly known, has been a bright face of THON and continues to inspire hope to all those fighting for the cure.
If you live near Philadelphia and need something to do over break, the Philadelphia 76ers will yet again donate a portion of ticket sales to THON for their January 6 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Four Diamonds families, captains, and committee members packed in the White Building gym to celebrate this year’s Family Carnival. This year's Family Carnival theme, "A Day in Paradise," offered attendees a beachy escape from the snowy State College weather.