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The kids brainstormed ideas and decided that a walk-a-thon might be a good idea.

Kristy Glassen

Thon is an integral part of Penn State, but it's more than that. It's an integral part of State College.

Julie Wolin

I'm hoping that Penn State will one day be able to find a cure for cancer. Being a part of THON means I'm doing my part to find that cure.

James Wolfe

We had to cut out the jump rope and punt, pass and kick competitions and the bike-a-thon due to a lack of participants. But I still believe we accomplished what we set out to do. Everyone had a good time and a lot of the people who came stayed for the entire day. It takes a lot to keep children outside and playing now.

Tammy Graham

Sixty percent of the funds are from grassroots fundraising like the Bike-a-thon. We have 14,000 people in our database who have donated something, and we call and ask them to give again. They usually do.

Carl Kurz