We like to say, “We are here for the dancers so that they can be there For The Kids.” It is amazing to be able to help a dancer, and seeing how much it means to the kids and families.
With this past weekend marking the end of canning, Apollo -- a special interest organization benefiting THON -- is redefining the future of alternative fundraisers.
There is no certain date or occasion for the beginning of this event that stretched decades, but ahead of the last canning trip, there's a lot of history to be told.
Thousands of Penn Staters will head out Friday to locations across Pennsylvania and beyond to participate in the last-ever THON canning weekend.
But alas, here we are, on the eve of THON's final canning weekend. It feels bittersweet.
“I was wearing a pale blue dress and so he decided to give me the nickname 'Dorothy' in his head after the girl from The Wizard of Oz.”