TWO DAYS BACK
Two Days Back is the first
feature created as part of the
Mont Alto Film Project, a two-
year filmaking project offered
under the auspices of the Penn
State Mont Alto Campus. The
brainchild of Dr. Kevin Alex-
Two Days Back will premiere
November 18th and 19th at
the Capital Theater in
Chambersburg, PA.
track. Boon began the project
in 2009 with "15 students and a
waiting list." Nine of the origi-
nal group made it through prin-
cipal photography, with a cou-
ple additional volunteers join-
ing in. Working together, Boon
and the group concieved,
wrote, planned, photographed,
and edited Two Days Back, a
full length independent film
scheduled to premiere on No-
vember 18th and 19th at the
Capital Theater in Chambers-
burg, PA.
Casting professional - actors
and funding the film with a
budget that amounted to less
than most Hollywood films
spend on donuts, the Mont Alto
Film Project created an origi-
nal, full-length feature. The
film involved over 100 people
from The Penn State Mont Al-
to campus and surrounding
communities.
The film “begins in 1993,
when five-year-old Emma fol-
lows a feral boy into the wil-
derness and is lost for two
days. Seventeen years later, she
reluctantly reenters the woods
guided attempt to document a
lieved to be involved in illegal
foresting — and comes face to
face with the dark truth of her
past.
There will be a pre-show re-
ception at the Woods Center
November 18th from 6:30—
by the film’s premiere. The
November 19th showing will
a Mont Alto Film Project
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THON: For the Kids!
ANGELIC SINOVA
Penn State Mont Alto has a
wide selection of clubs and ac-
tivities for both returning and
new students to participate in.
One particular club captures the
hearts of students each year:
THON. The Penn State IFC/
Panhellenic Dance Marathon,
also known as THON, is a two
day dance marathon Penn State
hosts every February to raise
money for kids with pediatric
cancer.
Even though the Dance Mara-
thon is a two day event, THON
participants raise money
opinions, concerns,
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throughout the year through a
variety of fundraising events.
Last year the Mont Alto THON
Chapter hosted several fundrais-
ing events, including Mr. Mont
Alto, .a Talent Show, Blood
Drives, and more. Even if you
are not in THON, you can still
make a difference. By attending
THON-sponsored events, you
are helping the Mont Alto
THON chapter raise money.
THON members also help
raise money through canister
solicitation, also called
“canning.” Canning weekends
are opportunities for students to
travel across the commonwealth
raising awareness for pediatric
cancer and THON, and so- z
liciting donations for The
Four Diamonds Fund. The
majority of the money a
given organization raises for
THON (around 60 percent)
stems from these canning trips.
When THON first started in
1973, a total of 78 dancers raised
around $2,136. Now, 38 years
later, the 708 dancers of 2011's
THON raised $9,563,016.09 for
kids with pediatric cancer. The
Mont Alto THON group alone
raised pledges totaling
$25,580.06. Penn State students’
generosity have made THON the
largest student-run philanthropy
project in the world. With the
CTH
support of students and donors
from across Pennsylvania, as
well as THON Alumni all
around the world, THON contin-
ues to search for a cure for all
childhood cancers.
Keep in mind that fundraising
is not the only focus. One of
THON's primary goals is to raise
awareness of the plight of chil-
dren afflicted with pediatric can-
cer. Thousands of children are
diagnosed with pediatric cancer
each year. With today’s medical
breakthroughs, up to 70% of all
children with cancer can be
cured. THON educates people
about the effects of pediatric
cancer, and helps them find
ways they can support and help
these children. If you are inter-
ested in joining THON, or want
to learn more about ways you
can help, look for the next
THON meeting in your Mont
Alto Activities Calendar. Re-
member, every little bit counts.
FTK!
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