Heartbreaking news has rocked the THON community over the recent week: Seven-year-old Laney Brown, a Penn State Berks' THON child, only has a few weeks to a few days to live. But through a robust Facebook page maintained by her family, the overwhelming support of the community -- both THON and beyond -- and a fighting spirit, Brown is making the most out of these trying days.
After a litany of problems last year surrounding the unmanageable line to get into the Bryce Jordan Center for THON, the organization is making changes.
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.