If you needed a sure sign that the THON season is right around the corner, look no further. The State College Spikes game on September 2 at 6:05 p.m. will be benefit THON, an annual event held by the local Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliate. Tickets are $6 and a portion of the proceeds will go to support THON’s efforts in raising money for pediatric cancer.
THON may currently be in their fundraising off-season, but that doesn’t mean that the fundraising For The Kids has stopped. Both the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates hosted games to benefit THON in the past week.
It is with a heavy heart that I write of the passing of Isabella Rinier, or as many of the THON family came to know her, Bella.
This summer has been very trying for Penn State students and it is without a doubt hard to find something positive in all this mess. However, in Hershey things are moving forward.
Yesterday's THON Newsletter announced the important dates for the THON 2013 season. There will only be three canning weekends, and they all will take place during the fall semester. Check out the dates after the jump.
Hundreds of students stopped by the Student Book Store on College Avenue today in support of Emily Whitehead, THON child for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) who is currently fighting leukemia.