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Fundraising efforts and THON spirit grow
BY MARIN BENDORITIS
STAFF WRITER
MABS33B@PSU.EDU
In these very tough economic
times, THON 2009 showed that
the power of the human spirit
still remains strong, and that
people will still dig deep in their
pockets to support a worthy
cause, even it is just a nickel
OPINION
or a dollar. Raising an unheard
of amount of $7.490, 133.87,
THON showed that when you
are fighting for the kids, nothing
can get in the way.
THON is the world's largest
student run philanthropic
organization. It grew from
only a few dancers in the 1970 s
to over 700 dancers this year.
Students from all campuses and
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clubs fundraise from October
1 until THON weekend. The
money raised benefits the Four
Diamonds Fund of Hershey
Medical Center. The Four
Diamonds Fund, funds pediatric
cancer research along with
helping families of kids with
cancer with finances.
Penn State Harrisburg beat
its own total from last year by
11-15 Sporas
16-18 POLICE, CALENDAR
19-20 COMICS
21 GAMES
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$6,036.97, raising $10,635.68
through the help of many
different campus organizations
and support from the community.
"We focused mainly on getting
people out there for canning
weekends" said Amanda Basil,
PSH THON chair. The PSH
Please see THON
on page 12