THON: FTK

In 2008 the students of Penn State Univeristy raised a total of $6,615,318.05 to help find a cure for pediatric cancer. The Powerlifting Club ranked amongst the top 40 independant organizations raising a total of $12,254.29. We want to thank everyone that donated on behalf of our club.

Congratulations to Kevin Sheaffer and Kelly Dormer!!! Both Kevin and Kelly represented our club by dancing for 46 hours without sitting down or sleeping.

***Because of the efforts of our THON Chairs and the club has a whole the *** Powerlifting Club was given the outstanding excellence in THON award by the Club Sports Office.

THON is the largest student philanthropy in the world. All the proceeds go to the Four Diamonds Fund which goes towards research into finding a cure and also assisting families financially with children who suffer from pediatric cancer. THON weekend is a chance for the children and their families to forget about the pain and struggle of dealing with such a terrible disease. To find out more about the Penn State Dance MaraTHON please click the logo above.