Skip to comments.
Why We Dance - The Story of Thon (Penn State Dance Marathon begins this afternoon)
youtube ^
| 2-15-13
| Penn State Students
Posted on 02/15/2013 10:23:26 AM PST by FlJoePa
Burn Penn State to the ground. Salt the earth. Dig up Joe and burn HIM.
This is the weekend where you can say anything about Penn State and it won't bother me.
But do me two favors. Watch the documentary (or at least the promo) linked, and donate to Thon - OR YOUR local pediatric cancer charity.
Since 1977, THON has donated over $89 Million to it's sole beneficiary - the Four Diamonds Fund/Hershey Medical Center. Over 96% of the take actually goes For The Kids.
It is the largest student run philanthropy in the world.
Why We Dance - The Story of THON - full documentary
THON 2013 Promo Video
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: pa; pennstate; thon
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-25 next last
Hoping for an $11 Million reveal on Sunday afternoon. 15,000 student volunteers work year round for this. Watch live at thon.org (beginning today at 4PM) and sporadic live coverage on the Big Ten Network this weekend.
THIS is the weekend Penn Staters look forward to the most. Not OSU or Michigan football.
FTK
1
posted on
02/15/2013 10:23:33 AM PST
by
FlJoePa
To: FlJoePa
I only wish they would quit collecting money in plastic buckets at busy traffic intersections. It’s only a matter of time before one of these kids gets hit and killed.
To: FlJoePa
In 1978 I sold my first systems to PSU and Dr. Donald Laird got me involved in this {then young} charity.
I've donated every year since and because both of my children and one grandson were{are} Penn Staters, they have kept the heat on me for donations.
It is a great series of events and the PSU students will be at thousands of intersections all across PA collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Please give what you can.
3
posted on
02/15/2013 10:44:10 AM PST
by
USS Alaska
(Nuke the terrorist savages, start today.)
To: FlJoePa
I apologize - the 46 hour event doesn't start until
6PM EST. So beginning at 6PM there is live streaming from thon.org for the duration of the event.
The Big Ten Network (according to my guide) shows live broadcasts tonight @ 9PM and tomorrow morning @ 11:30AM.
FTK
4
posted on
02/15/2013 11:22:17 AM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: USS Alaska
"One day we'll dance in celebration. Until then - we dance for a cure."
5
posted on
02/15/2013 1:42:10 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
Dancers are in the house. The dancers are justifiably treated like rock stars this weekend.
Donate to conquer pediatric cancer today. Either at thon.org or the local charity of your choice.
Another fantastic video:
"Don't Waste One Minute"
6
posted on
02/15/2013 2:41:19 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
7
posted on
02/15/2013 3:00:58 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
8
posted on
02/15/2013 5:23:41 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
To: NittanyLion
Hour 18 - Place is packed. Great B1G Network coverage!
Please donate at thon.org or to your local pediatric cancer charity.
FTK!
10
posted on
02/16/2013 9:15:30 AM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
I have nothing but good things to say about Penn State Milton S. Hershey Hospital. My niece received top notch care in their high risk maternity ward as did my preemie triplet great nieces in their NICU – also supported and funded by Penn State, PSU students and alumnae.
Without such excellent care, my niece and her three now four year old and beautiful daughters might not be with us today.
Thanks for the reminder. I just sent my donation to the Thon for Pediatric Cancer.
To: MD Expat in PA
Thanks MD. I made another donation I can’t really afford this morning. I wish I was there.
If anyone ever gets the chance to see this live (if you can get in), don’t miss it. The energy in that building could light up a city. Thanks again for donating.
12
posted on
02/16/2013 10:16:29 AM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
Layn Burger, 7, of Elizabethtown, Pa., hugs the Nittany Lion after walking down the runway of the THON 2013 fashion show on Saturday at the Bryce Jordan Center.
This is Layn's seventh THON, and he has been off treatment for five years.
13
posted on
02/16/2013 11:30:54 AM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
Hoping for an $11 Million reveal on Sunday afternoon. 15,000 student volunteers work year round for this. Watch live at thon.org (beginning today at 4PM) and sporadic live coverage on the Big Ten Network this weekend.
My Daughter has been helping with this since she entered PSU. A very worthy cause.
14
posted on
02/16/2013 11:59:14 AM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: PA Engineer
Much thanks to your daughter and her dedication and hard work FTK. Does anyone know if we can get this thread on the PA Ping List?
THON child Ethan, 6, samples some edible bubbles from Singing Lions dancer Catherine DeLuce (senior-theatre) while sitting on the shoulders of Kevin Bonacci (senior-rehabilitation and human services) during THON 2013.
15
posted on
02/16/2013 12:33:27 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: P.O.E.; FlJoePa
Does anyone know if we can get this thread on the PA Ping List?
Ping to thread for PA ping list. Thanks.
16
posted on
02/16/2013 12:56:22 PM PST
by
PA Engineer
(Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
To: PA Engineer
Jay spoke this morning and thinks they are going to exceed $12 million. That would be incredible. It would also push the total (since 1977) well over $100 million.
please everyone - donate $20 bucks at thon.org or to YOUR local pediatric cancer charity.
2012 Reveal:
17
posted on
02/16/2013 1:39:04 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: PA Engineer; fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; South Hawthorne; ...
PA Ping! If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.
Thanks!
Thanks PA Engineer for the heads up
18
posted on
02/16/2013 1:48:37 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: P.O.E.
Folks can donate up until midnight tonight and have it count in this year's total.
Let's go Lions! Let's get this done.
19
posted on
02/16/2013 2:09:55 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
To: FlJoePa
John Urschel w/ a THON kid:
Urschel has never gotten a B. He's a Mathematics major who graduated in 3 years. He revealed he has had a paper published online and in print in the journal, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. The title of Urschel's paper? "Instabilities of the Sun-Jupiter-Asteroid Three Body Problem".
You can read it here.
Nice job John! FTK
20
posted on
02/16/2013 7:10:47 PM PST
by
FlJoePa
("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-25 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson