University Park, Pa. -- The 10th annual Thon Alumni & Parents Weekend is all about reliving memories and making new memories while supporting this year's dancers trying to raise more than $4 million "For the Kids."
On Thon weekend, Feb. 17-19, more than 400 former Thon participants and parents of current dancers will flock to University Park to support this year's Thon participants and The Four Diamonds Fund as part of Thon Alumni & Parents Weekend, sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association.
During the weekend, parents and alumni will get to be on the Rec Hall floor with the dancers, participate in massage breaks, learn the line dance, get a behind-the-scenes tour of the Thon operation, enjoy a celebratory pizza party and more. Special programs for former Thon dancers from 1996 and 2001 are also planned, and the Dance Marathon Alumni Interest Group will hold an open meeting at noon Saturday at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.
Thon Alumni & Parents Weekend is open to all former Thon participants and parents of current dancers. Registrations will be taken through Monday, Feb. 13. The weekend full of events, as well as some meals, costs $35 for Alumni Association members and $50 for non-members. To register or for more information on Thon Alumni & Parents Weekend, go to http://www.alumni.psu.edu/events or call (800) 548-LION, option 4.
In addition to running Thon Alumni & Parents Weekend, the Penn State Alumni Association has been one of the major corporate sponsors of Thon since 1991. The Alumni Association's sponsorship includes a sizable cash donation as well as donating ads in The Penn Stater magazine, donating the use of the Hintz Family Alumni Center and providing more than 200 complimentary memberships to the Alumni Association to all Thon dancers and their parents.
Thon Alumni & Parents Weekend is one of hundreds of events and programs run by the Penn State Alumni Association, the largest dues-paying alumni association in the world with more than 156,000 members. For more information on the Penn State Alumni Association, go to http://.www.alumni.psu.edu online.