i WEDNESDAY. OCT. 27, 2010 Memoir The Student Red Cross Club is compiling a book of THON memories to help motivate dancers. By Megan Rogers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER When Naila Rahman danced in THON 2009, it was the inspiring stories from friends and family that helped her get through some of the rougher hours of the week end. Now Rahman (senior-electrical engineering) and the Student Red Cross Club are compiling a book of Interfraternity Council 'Pan hellenic Dance Marathon memo ries to help other dancers and the THON community members to always remember why they dance ---- even at 3 am. on Sunday morn ing during THON weekend. Stories will range from inspiring to humorous, covering the entire THON season from canning to the Teams row for a cure By Megan Rogers COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER. The Penn State Men and Women's crew team wore pink and black uniforms at the Head of the Charles Regatta this past weekend. But the colors weren't just rs throwback to the original Penn Stale colors --- they repre sented the cause the team was rowing for: breast cancer aware ness. The learns' participation in the Pull for a Cure event was inspired by their need to lend a hand after the mother of a former team member passed away trom breast cancer: said Jamie Francis. coach of the women's crew team. - The men wanted to honor I her I and chose to do so through the Pull for a Cure event, - he said. At last year's race, the team wore pink wristbands with her ini tials. team member Brian Nahas But this year. they decided to up heir involvement in the cause. Nahas (senior-architectural engi necring) said :lnd Pull for a Cure, which was started by the Brown University's men's rowing team. was the per fect outlet. Team member Nicholas I)'lmperio was training during winter break when he first heard PART-TIME TELLER CLEARFIELD BANK . I . 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So far the group has widespread representation in the stories submitted from club members to THON alumni, Sato (senior-premedicine) said. Rahman wrote a story about an encounter with an unexpected donor on a canning trip. While she was canning, Rahman spotted two little girls reading the canners' signs, but she didn't think much about it One of the little girls walked up to Rahman and handed her $lO. Rahman asked if she needed change and got a surprising answer. "She just looked at me and said, 'No. we're just going to buy ten less candy bars,' Rahman said. The candy bar story is just one of the touching anecdotes in the book, she said. ~~ •_ Both the Penn State Men and Women's crew teams wore pink and black uniforms at the Head of the Charles Regatta to show their partici pation in the "Pull for a Cure" event to benefit breast cancer awareness. "We want to take it beyond our team to a university level." about Pull for the Cure D'lmperio (sophomore-engi neering) saw a rower wearing a pink uniform while working out at his high school gym and asked why he was wearing the color The rower, a student at Brown, told D'lmperio about the Pull for a Cure event their team had started that past year. It had grown already to include several Ivy League schools, but Penn State was the first club team to get involved with the fundrais er, he said. D'lmperio said he didn't think too much about the event, until the team was looking for a way to honor their friend's mother. For their first year with the LOCAI Submissions for the compilation are due by the beginning of December, and the club plans to have the books available for pur chase in the spring semester, she said. Proceeds from the book will benefit THON, she added. Student Red Cross Club plans to market the book as a gift for moralers to give to their dancers, Ftahman said. She hopes dancers can turn to the book as their legs become sore and they need some motivation to continue. - When you read a story about a THON child who got cured because the Four Diamonds fund helped his family, it gives you more perspective," she said. But, Rahman said, anyone is welcome to purchase the book. which will cost about $lO. The final pages of the book will be left blank for dancers to add their own THON memories, she said. To e-mail reporter: mers2oo@psu.edu Courtesy of Stephanie RzL Brian Nahas senior architectural engineering fundraiser, Penn State crew set a goal to raise $5,000. he said soliciting donations from family and friends and hold ing a fundraiser in front of Walmart. The team surpassed their set goal by a few hundred dollars, he said. And next year they plan to expand the event and involve the campus in their fundraising efforts, D'lmperio said. The team has set a $lO,OOO goal for next year's campaign, he said. "We want to take it beyond our team to a university level and get the university support in !blurt , years," Nahas said. To e-mail reporter: mers2oo@psu.edu Andrew Dunheimer , Colleglan Dancers participate in the line dance at last year's THON. The Student Red Cross Club will market a memoir book to keep dancers inspired. Students try luck at cleaning service By Lynn Ondrusek E COL LE When she was younger. Rachael (iiordano's older brother would 12ive her a few dollars to clean Ilk room . Wihit