THON 2004 raised $3,547,715.48 for the four diamonds fund!!!
alpha tau omega and zeta tau alpha are the top money raisers again, raising $257,999.81!!! we have been the top money raisers now for an astounding nine years in a row. the brothers and sisters will now sit back and relax a little until next year's fundraising is upon us.
THON is a 48-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping fundraising event that benefits the four diamonds fund, with efforts of conquering childhood cancer. THON occurs every year in mid february and is the culmination of months of hard work and fundraising. the four diamonds fund provides comprehensive care and monetary support for pediatric cancer patients and their families at the hershey medical center in hershey, pa. in addition the money that is raised for THON serves to foster innovative pediatric cancer research initiatives. the penn state ifc/panhellenic dance marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, and since 1973 has raised over $33 million for kids with cancer.
alpha tau omega participates in THON with the sisters of the zeta tau alpha sorority. our trips consist of door to door pledging in hometown neighborhoods, as well as canning weekends. these weekend THON road trips consist of working hard by raising money during the day and then hanging out and enjoying some R&R at night.
last year alpha tau omega and zeta tau alpha were crowned the top money raisers, raising an astonishing $216,971.05. this was the eighth year in a row our organizations have been named to this honor.
congratulations to our 2004 THON dancers!!
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for the last 3 years alpha tau omega has been lucky enough to have robby schweitzer as our THON child. robby was first diagnosed the day after christmas in 2000 when he was two years old. since then, he has been receiving care at the hershey medical center and just recently had his final spinal tap. by the end of april he will complete the rest of his treatment and officially will enter remission.
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