March 7, 2003 The Lion's Eye Photo by Anteia Consorto Nolan Quell, one of many children at this year’s THON, high-fives with one of the dancers. Nolan’s brother was diagnosed with cancer, and his family wanted to show its gratitude to and Photo by James Giison Support of the doiisels by spending the Wooksnd Rec Hall in University Park is jammed with participants in THON 2003. Participants danced for 48 hours to raise on the floor. The Quell family was just one of ,,,,00 for children with cancer. Many students from Delco made the trip to support campus dancers Kathleen laci many that benefit from all the hard work THON and John Coyle. members do throughout the year. Photo by Anteia Consorto THON raised 3,600,793.18 for the Four Diamonds Fund. This money will help fight pediatric cancer. Photo by Anteia Consorto John Coyle, right, one of dancers who represented Delco, takes a direct hit from a water gun of one of the event's beneficiaries. Photo by Anteia Consorto Dancer mail delivery: The supportive messages helped keep the dancers going all weekend. we ; ; : Photo by Anteia Consorto A group of Delco supporters were on hand to support dancers Kathleen laci, standing at right, and John Coyle, kneeling at lower left. The weekend would have felt much longer had it not been for the supporters. ~~ Photo by Anteia Consorto Photo by Anteia Consorto Penn) State Delco students showed Pradeep Kulkarni and Ed Rich lift John and their’ support to John Coyle and Kathleen off the floor in an effort to relieve Kathleen lac. thelr tired feet during the last few hours.
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