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Vol. 11, Issue 6.
Penn State Brandywine
Media, Pennsylvania February 13, 2009
PSU BRANDY WINE THON SILENT AUCTION
By Astley Catpesiter = Lions ; Eye Sore Writer — ae lisepn.e edu
Penn State’s Brandywine THON is on
the road to the 48 hour dance-athon which takes
place annually at University Park in the Bryce
Jordan Center from February 21, 2009 to Febru-
ary 23, 2009. THON has so far risen over thou-
sands of dollars for the Four Diamonds Fund.
Since the dane-athon is rapidly approaching,
THON is holding their final event before the 48
hour dance, the silent auction.
If you have no clue as to what THON is,
here’s a quick run-down of what it is and what
they do. THON is a Penn State University-wide
organization that raises money to go towards
medical research for pediatric cancer. Through-
out the year, THON members take numerous
trips to the Hersey Medical Center located in
Hersey Pennsylvania, where the Four Diamonds
foundation originated, as well as continuing
fundraising through canning, dances, bake sales
and so on.
On February 3, 2009, THON hosted
their annual silent auction which was located
in the commons building in the gymnasium. A
small entry fee of $5.00 was required and all
proceeds earned from the auction went towards
THON’s charity funds for cancer. There were
numerous activities at the silent auction such as
writing dancer mail to the four dancers whom
will be the main dancers participating in the
THON 48 hour dance-athon and also attendees
were able to make little trinkets for the children
who are involved within the foundation.
Raffle tickets were available to bid on
the numerous prizes, such as a Phillies pack-
age, message
packages, just
to name a few. |
Also, karaoke |
was set-up
for people
to become a
“THON Idol”
singing by
singing their
favorite songs.
Food was pro-.
vided and spe-
cial guest Miss |
Philadelphia
was present;
she was a Penn
Stater who wasfi
involved with
THON as well.
THON sweat-
shirts and
sweat pants
were available
good price.
All
these efforts
were in sup-
port of raising money to benefit pediatric can-
cer research and it’s still not too late to join.
The more people involved, the closer THON
will be to reaching its goal — funding research
to find a cure for pediatric cancer. What are you
waiting for, join today. As one of THON’s many
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slogans, keep this one in mind — FTK- for the
kids - what we do is for them and their loved
ones.
New on Campus:
Profile - Ronika Money
By Nancy Perone
Lion's Ey e There’s a new face at Penn State Ronika would like the campus
Staff Writer Brandywine and it’s not the Nittany Lion. to know that Student Affairs is currently
= Her name is Ronika Money and she is the seeking out SGA candidates and orienta-
of nip5014@psu.edu new Coordinator of Student Involvement. tion leaders.One of Ronika’s long term
Ronika Money - photo
courtesy of Penn State
- Brandywine
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FE SOIR AR TR NE TE TE
Rontka has a Bachelors degree in
Psychology from Delaware State Universi-
ty and a Masters degree in Student Affairs
from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
What Ms. Money’s job entails is that of
organizing major events, student leaders,
student clubs, and service learning.
She has a particular vision that
she would like to spread throughout the
campus community. That vision is to have
the “We Are Penn State” without being at
University Park. Whether students decide
to stay all four years or need a smooth tran-
sition onto another campus, her job is to
make sure that you feel as if it is all the
same Penn State.
Ronika would like to apologize
for all of the intentional marketing in many
of her mass emails, but it’s her way of
keeping you informed on what’s happen-
ing on campus. She would rather have you
be in the know versus not knowing so you
have the chance to be a part of the “We Are
Penn State” tradition.If you would like to
de-clutter your email inbox, Ronika- along
with many other faculty members, have
Facebook pages. Add her as a friend and
stay up to date on all campus goings-on.
The Facebook page is just another way for
roa hertoconpect with students: #.&.s vv Suvi hon nis a is
goals is to create a community service
database. She would like to see everyone
work together on an equal level to achieve
something great.
Ronika being from a single parent
home and the first of her family to. com-
plete her secondary education, has attained
many goals while having many still in front
of her.She is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta
sorority at Delaware State University with
whom she mentors. The AMICETTES
are a group of eight to fourteen year old
girls that are encouraged to follow their
dreams.
On top of all of that, Ronika is a
mother too! Kimora is her thirteen month
old daughter, who you can clearly tell she
adores.Ronika boasts being from Carib-
bean (Trinidad), Puerto Rican, and Native
American decent—among others. Ronika
is also trying to brush up on her bilingual
roots and re-teach herself Spanish. She
feels this is just another way for her to re-
late to the many bilingual students on cam-
pus. Contact her at rmm29@psu.edu.
Next issue, the Lion’s Eye will interview
Matt Shupp, the new Director of Student
Affairs, so don’t miss it!
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