THON 2011 Dancers Named

Beginning Friday, February 18, Penn State Wilkes-Barre students Dara Rose and Bob Veneskey will spend 46 straight hours awake and on their feet, participating in the 2011 Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON).

Since 1977, THON has raised more than $69 million for the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children's Hospital. The Four Diamonds Fund, established in 1972, aids families battling pediatric cancer by providing innovative cancer research and treatment as well as support for the families. THON, a 46-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon, is the culmination of a year-long fundraising effort by students at Penn State and allows the students and families to come together and celebrate the victories, both large and small, that THON and the Four Diamonds Fund have achieved.

THON 2011 will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, February 18 and concludes at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 20.

For more information, please contact Melissa Gunshannon, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Public Information Coordinator, at [email protected] or 570-675-9269.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre 2011 THON Dancers and Committee Chair
Penn State Wilkes-Barre 2011 THON Dancers Bob Veneskey (left) and Dara Rose (center) with Penn State Wilkes-Barre THON Committee Chair Amy Parry