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Will PSU marathon raise >$4 mill this yr?
Well, boys and girls, it's Dance Marathon Weekend, otherwise known as "Thon" at Penn State.
48 hours, 800 dancers, and a goal of topping last year's $4.1 million dollar total, all to go to The Four Diamonds Fund for pediatric cancer at the Hershey Medical Center (treatment, family aid, and now also a whole new pavilion at the hospital just for pediatric cancer) Participants represent all facets of campus life, but it was started by and derives its strength from Penn State's Greeks Good luck to all the dancers, and to the "Four Diamonds Fund" families they support! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn_State_Dance_Marathon |
Good luck to anyone here participating; that would be great to raise that much money for charity. I didn't realize they did so well so consistently with the Marathon at Penn State.
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Good Luck with Dance Marathon at Penn State, Univ. of S.C. and all over!:D :D
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GOOD LUCK to all involved...
i was involved in dance marathon at fiu for four year and i can't even IMAGINE it ever attianing 'THON levels!! perhaps i'll make it a point to drop by next year! |
This is the first year I'm not directly involved at all. I do know that they opened online donating for this years THON and next year, THON is in the Bryce Jordan Center (basketball arena)
Some lyrics from the 2005 line dance: Whooooo-ooooh! P-S-U! Whooooo-ooooh! White and Blue! Marathon 2005 Dance to keep the hope alive FTK, 48, Let's Go State! Courage Wisdom Find a cure, no time to wait, We will dominate! Honesty Strength UH! On our feet, two days straight WE ARE PENN STATE Embrace their dreams! Go Four diamonds! Share tomorrow! Lets go lions! |
Thon is such a fun time!!! Good luck to everyone. Hopefully they'll be able to beat last years record!
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Answer: YES!!!!!!!!!
$4,214,748.18 |
Dammit SOP - you beat me to it!
Did you say $4,214,748.18 ?? Wow!!!!! Congratulations to everyone involved, and a shout out to all the Greeks at PSU! |
Congrats to everyone involved!!:D :D
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Press coverage: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06051/658246.stm
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That is AWESOME! Great job all around! :)
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Thanks for the link to the Post-Gazette, kddani! GREAT story - not like some of the drier stuff I've seen elsewhere.
Brought a tear to the eye! "They stared up toward a stage and saw the children who are beneficiaries of The Four Diamonds Fund, the organization supported by THON that helps to cover unpaid medical expenses for pediatric cancer victims. The children were the reason for the aching feet and knees, and with the 48-hour marathon complete, the children held the tangible result of the dancers' commitment on 11 poster boards, with numbers drawn on each. Slowly and deliberately, they held up each number, revealing the total raised this year: a THON record $4.2 million." "A speech by Katie Austin -- a high school senior, cancer survivor and Four Diamonds beneficiary -- provided particular poignancy. To a crowd of at least 5,000 dancers and observers, she told her story of leukemia diagnosis at 12, the remission of her illness thanks to THON and her plans for a future she wouldn't have otherwise seen. "When it came time ... to think about college," she began, her sobs oddly making her voice more authoritative, 'I only applied to one school.'" |
WE ARE!!!! PENN STATE!!!!! Congrats to everyone involved. Awesome job!
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Hell yes Pennsylvania!! Good job to all involved :).
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Hope so - hope the weather is good.
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Was out for a walk in Manhattan a few weekend ago & saw a girl in sweats that said "THON" on them! Always great to hear that our ZTA Chapter at PSU is doing so well too.
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Congratulations on a successful THON, PSU!
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2006 Line Dance
The line dance.. the best part of THON in my opinion.
(rocky theme, fighting cancer) (slows down into a robot) (zombie nation-aka the bounce! where you just shake it out) 'we are penn state' (zombie nation) 'we are penn state' stretch stretch stretch First Verse Dancers grab your fanny packs The only time the style’s back THONing On for 48 FTK and Feelin’ Great Dancing - to show our pride Cancer - can’t break our stride 8 Colors Down to Four 30 Years for Larry Moore Student Section is so proud Yes, we’re crazy, yes we’re loud BIG 10 Champs in the fall Penn State sports… win ‘em all Feelin’ Happy in the Valley For the Kids we will Rally We dance for Hershey H-E-R-S-H-E-Y CHORUS 2006 Dance Marathon Courage Wisdom for the kids Honesty strength we’ll be there Take my hand we’ll make it I swear MROB, Tony, Tamba too Paul Posluszny we love you Tail-gate with the best Paternoville will never rest Rush the field Ohio State? Cops on facebook seal your fate Fans support the team and Joe Penn State says we told you so We Are Back Orange you glad to be a Nittany Lion? Livin’ la vida JoePa Sorry Dawson, Joey’s taken Tom and Katie? Are they fakin? Aniston or Jolie? Which team would you rather be? Gaucho pants, Bug-eyed glasses Yeah “that girl” in your classes Fill numbers one to nine Sudoku will pass the time Laguna and O.C. Both are scripted, duh, obvi! Desparate - for good tv? Lost and Grey’s Anatomy King kong on the screen Gosh that monkey’s really mean Love ya mom, meatloaf’s the reason Crashers, it’s wedding season Feel the rhythm feel the rhyme Come on THON it’s Olympics time. U-S-A U-S-A (8x) What ya’ gonna do with all that cash, all that cash inside those cans? Dance all day, Dance all night For the Kids, For the Fight! CHORUS 2006 Dance Marathon Courage Wisdom for the kids Honesty strength we’ll be there Take my hand we’ll make it I swear Texas Upsets USC Buh-bye Trojan Dynasty Steelers Eagles Fight’s still on TO’s little dance is gone DANCE BREAK (thriller) DANCE BREAK (happy snaps) Hurricanes storm the coast Hearts reach out when needed most Live 8 - spread the word Round the world music’s heard Mountains, could not stop Lance 7 times tour de France There’s a cure that we can see Victory we predict for thee CHORUS 2006 Dance Marathon Courage Wisdom for the kids Honesty strength we’ll be there Take my hand we’ll make it I swear Blue and white here’s your chance This is rec hall’s final dance. 3 decades of a tale Together ::hold hands:: we’ll prevail |
Y'all know that, and not the words to your own Alma Mater???
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Three points to Honeychile!
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After being at THON for at least an hour, especially at 6 am, this will be done for about 4 times. So, you'll know it by heart. I think the average dancer, captain, overall will hear it 100 times. Plus, the best thing ever, the school puts the Alma Mater lyrics on the screen during the football games. :) They don't even try to teach the Alma Mater at any other times. |
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