If you've walked by the Willard building this week, you've likely heard snippets of the Willard Preacher's new "sermon" claiming that THON is run by a bunch of drunkards who were able to shut down the bars the weekend following the largest student-run philanthropic event in the world.
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.
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.
We had a blast covering THON Weekend this year and we hope you enjoyed the minute-to-minute updates just as much as we did. There were a lot of them -- over 1,000 tweets between @THONwardState and @OnwardState from Friday afternoon to Sunday night. To condense things a bit, we've compiled our favorite 50 tweets from THON 2013. We hope they bring you back to the BJC like they did for us.