Members of Penn State York Benefiting THON group wait in the entrance plan line to take part in the Penn State Dance Marathon (THON), Feb. 18-20 at the Bryce Jordan Center (BJC) in State College, Pennsylvania. This was THON's 50th anniversary and turned out to be a record-breaking fundraising event. Credit: Barbara Dennis / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State York Benefiting THON raised $10,238.47 in donations for the 50th annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), held Feb. 18–20.
THON volunteers raised a record-breaking total of $13,756,374.50 for 2022, bringing the University's cumulative total to more than $201 million raised since 1977. The previous record, of more than $13.3 million, was set in 2014.
Penn State York students joined thousands of other students supporting dancers taking part in the Penn State Dance Marathon. Credit: Barbara Dennis / Penn State. Creative Commons
THON volunteers raised a record-breaking total of $13,756,374.50 for 2022, bringing the University's cumulative total to more than $201 million raised since 1977. The previous record, of more than $13.3 million, was set in 2014.
More than 15,000 Penn State students from across the commonwealth, including 28 from York campus, gathered for the Penn State Dance Marathon, better known as THON, to conquer pediatric cancer. For all but two members of the York THON group, it was their first time at THON.
Moustafa Elhasany, left, and Zach Benzel, right, completed the 46-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon recently held at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Barbara Dennis / Penn State. Creative Commons
The dancers representing Penn State York -- Zach Benzel and Moustafa Elhasany -- completed the 46-hour dance marathon, and were excited to be a part of a history-making event.
THON continues to be the largest student-run philanthropy in the world and is committed to enhancing the lives of children impacted by childhood cancer by providing emotional and financial support, spreading awareness, and ensuring funding for critical research at Penn State Children’s Hospital.
Barbara Dennis