As it turns out, the app we were using maxes out at 110 dBA. The unified roar got to that easily, but because it was sustained, the app crashed, meaning we may have broken the 137.6 dBa world record for unified yell. We'll never really be sure, but it's better to believe, isn't it?
The CEO of Penn State Hershey Medical Center penned a letter of thanks to all those who helped THON raise a whopping $13,343,517.33 For The Kids. This brings the total donated to the Four Diamonds Fund since 1977 to more than $114 million.
There are obvious hashtags that go hand-in-hand with THON across Twitter, Facebook and Instgram -- #THON, #THON[insert year here] and #FTK are some big ones. So the Penn State IST Consulting Group tasked itself with recording the social media activity surrounding THON, and the results are both cool and expected.
Just like last year, we compiled some of our favorite tweets from THON Weekend. We hope that you enjoy remembering the weekend as much as all of us at Onward State do.
There wasn't a dry eye in the Bryce Jordan Center as Four Diamonds families shared their personal stories of their children's battles with cancer. THON Family Hour proves year-after-year to be the most emotional hour of the 46 that dancers spend standing. Ask any person at the BJC and they'll tell you that listening to the stories of each family's struggles and devastating losses will put an exhausting weekend on your feet into perspective.
James Franklin has yet to coach a football game at Penn State, but it's safe to say he already has a winning record at Penn State. Franklin stopped by THON Sunday afternoon to speak to the packed BJC, giving the crowd a short, simple, precise message.