Although there are only eight days until THON 2011, there are still plenty of ways your organization can reach its fundraising goals. Find out what you need to know about the final canning weekend, what THON-line is and also how it works as well as more information about both the THON raffle and THON blood drives, after the jump.
The main gym at the White Building turned into a sea of red, blue, green and orange on Wednesday night as THON's dancers began their journey toward the best weekend of their lives with the Color Wars Kickoff.
Dancer mail: maybe the most important thing a dancer can receive during the 46 hours that make up THON. Dancer mail delivery occurs sometime after the pep-rally, which is right about when the first signs of aches and pains and mental breakdown begin to affect the dancers.
On Thursday last week THON teamed up with social media philanthropy Abolish Cancer to conduct the second annual TwitterTHON. In less than 8 hours @abolishcancer received more than 4,000 new followers on Twitter. Those new followers translated into a $4,000 donation to THON.
While the amount of money raised exceeded the site's expectations, the greatest surprise was the passion with which everyone tweeted and retweeted to spread THON's message. Sure, the Penn State community participated, but so did a bunch of "Twitterati."
THON is teaming up with Abolish Cancer again to raise money For The Kids. What better day for a combined effort to beat cancer than World Cancer Day?
To participate in today's TwitterTHON all you have to do is follow @AbolishCancer on twitter - easy enough. One dollar will be donated to THON for every new follower to the account.
With THON weekend only 17 days away, it's extremely rewarding to look back on the months of planning that have paved this road. This video, created by Special Events Captain DJ Broccoli, was first shown Thursday night at the Road to THON Celebration and showcases events such as Harvest Day, THON Dodgeball, the THON 5K and Family Carnival. Enjoy - we'll see you in the BJC on February 18.