Penn State Abington THON 2007

9TH OUT OF 19 COMMONWEALTHS!

2007-03-01T13:28:00.000-05:00

WE RAISED $11,238.17!!!

We were just $27 dollars away from 8th place. Great job to everyone!

$5.2 Million - FOR THE KIDS!!!

2007-02-25T19:45:00.000-05:00

Sorry for the delay, big week of recovering from an awesome weekend!

THON raises $5,240,385.17! Thank you to all who donated this year! This total is more then a million over what last year's total was. It is an unbelievable number to see!

Our dancers all did well, congrats goes out to them (Anthony, Marc, Ken, Roxy)! Thanks goes to the moralers as well for keeping them on their feet the whole time. We hope all who were there got a memorable experience as THON rocked the BJC for the first time!

We can't wait for next year! Our overall Abington THON total will be posted as soon as we receive the figure.

WE HOPE THE CHAPMANS ENJOY DISNEY!!!

HAPPY 39TH B-DAY PEG!!!

2007-02-06T16:35:00.000-05:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR PEG!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

Hope you enjoy your birthday and we will see you and the family at THON!

Dodgeball Tournament Results

2007-02-03T00:53:00.000-05:00

The tournament was a big success! We raised over $250 dollars for the Penn State Dance Marathon! The THON team performed well playing in Group B. Gabby's Explorers finished with a 1-1 record in group play and had to play a tiebreaker game against a team that defeated them earlier in the event. With the stellar play of Blane throughout the tournament for the THON team, we successfully won and made it to the final four where the top two teams from each of the two groups faced off for the title of tournament champion.

In a good effort from the THON team, Gabby's Explorers, their semifinals match finished in a lost with Blane as the last player getting eliminated from the event.

Overall the THON team finished tied for 3rd place in the tournament of 9 teams after finishing in first place last year. The team that won the event was led by a player from last years winning THON team, U DA defeated the Shooting Blanks 2 to 1 in the tournament finals. Coming back from a match one lost to win the last two matches. Congrats goes to team U DA for winning the tournament!

Championship Bracket Standings
1st Place: U DA
2nd Place: Shooting Blanks
3rd Place: Gabby's Explorers and Legends

Good job to Danny, Kenny, Marc, Anthony, and Blane for their third place finish in the tournament!

Abington THON News Report

2007-02-01T11:04:00.000-05:00

Sounds official huh? Anywho, the 3rd canning weekend total is in and we raised over $2,100 this weekend from our two locations. Great job to everyone. Only 2k away from our 10,000 dollar goal!

Don't forget that tomorrow is the Abington THON Dodgeball Tournament! It will be held from 3:00-5:00pm in the Athletic Building. All of the registration money and donations will go straight to the Penn State Dance Marathon.

Also one of our THON dancers, Anthony Pacitti, was recently interviewed for "The Daily Collegian" up at University Park. He was interviewed for his song submissions to the creation of this year's THON iTunes Mix. Anthony was quoted with the following:

"Anthony Pacitti (sophomore-information sciences and technology) requested two songs, both by Rascal Flatts, when the e-mail message was sent out through the Thon listserv to captains about two weeks ago. Pacitti, a family relations director for Penn State Abington, said the songs motivate him to do whatever he can for Abington's Thon child to make her smile. "[The songs] make you think a little more about why you're there," he said."

The full article can be found here

Spring Updates!

2007-01-25T15:50:00.000-05:00

23 Till THON!
Good luck to our dancers: 128A - Roxy, 128B - Kenny, 129A - Anthony, and 129B Marc.

You guys better not be eating any caffeine or chocolate. Make sure your exercising and stretching your body.

Well THON is almost upon us. We have 2 more canning weekends and we hope to double our current total in the next 3 weeks. Look for us at the Shop n Bag in Dreshertown and the Wawa at Byberry and Philmont.

Dodgeball Tournament will be held February 2nd, in the Athletic Building from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. Sign your team up today! All money raised will be going to the Penn State Dance Marathon.

LOOK FOR MORE UPDATES SOON AS THE COUNTDOWN TILL THON IS UPON US!!!

Happy Holidays!

2007-01-03T15:18:00.001-05:00

Hope everyone is enjoying your holiday break, just wanted to give everyone a quick update on Abington THON before the new semester starts.

Everything is going well. Two of our THON members officially met our family. From what we know our child is so cute and the family themselves are awesome! Can't wait to meet them at THON!

All THON members, remember this Friday we will be having a THON movie night at Amy's house. We will be viewing "The Four Diamonds" movie which was made by the Disney Channel in 1995, this movie is all about what the Four Diamonds Fund is about and why THON is apart of it all.

Keep selling those raffle tickets and hope to see you all this Friday!

Canning Weekend 2 Update

2006-12-11T19:16:00.000-05:00

From what was counted this morning, we pulled $1,700 in cash this weekend. The change has not been totaled, so with that we most definately pulled in over $2,000 in what seemed like a slow weekend. Great job guys!

Don't forget your Personal Kid Page's and your 5 addresses for tomorrow's meeting. Remember this is our last of the semester. Thank you for all you guys did this semester!

Thank You for Your Support!

2006-11-30T21:37:00.000-05:00

Abington THON would like to thank all those who came out and supported our event today. It was a big success and we couldn't of done it without you. Our event successfully raised over $555.00. All this money will go to The Four Diamonds Fund and help defeat pediatric cancer.

Our event today was featured on the CBS 3 6 o'clock news and the FOX 29 10 o'clock news.

Congrats to Anthony Pacitti, Ken Moritz, and Marc LeCureux for being named the Abington THON Dancer representatives for THON 2007 from Feburary 16th-18th, 2007.

If you would like one of the Abington THON "Raising Awareness, We Raise Hope" t-shirt, our supplies are limited. Visit Gina Kaufman in room 209 Lares if you want one, they are only $10.00.

Abington miniTHON Carnival

2006-11-23T22:10:00.000-05:00

10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lares 108 & 109

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT/PERFORMANCES
THON MUSIC
CARNIVAL GAMES
PRIZES
FOOD

$5.00 for one time entry
$7.00 for all day

We will also be selling our THON 2007 Abington T-Shirts all day during the event for only $10.00. All proceeds from the event will benefit The Four Diamonds Fund and the Penn State Dance Marathon.

THON'in On!

2006-11-15T22:03:00.000-05:00

So from what I received we raised just over $100 during our 100 Days Till THON event.

Also the retreat was great! I hope you all enjoyed it and learned more about THON and why we do what we do. Don't forget to check out some of the THON videos on the THON website, www.thon.org.

Remember! The Family Carnival is this weekend! From what we know, our family will be there!

- RAWRH
Raising Awareness, We Raise Hope

Canning Weekend 1 Total!

2006-11-07T21:51:00.000-05:00

$2855.82!
UNBELIEVABLE!

Thank you for everyone who canned this past weekend. This puts are overall total so far to $3207.44.

THON Updates

2006-11-06T16:11:00.000-05:00

Canning this weekend was awesome! The total is being calculated as we speak. When the total is announced it will be posted on this site. So keep an eye out tomorrow when the total is announced!

Remember that this Wednesday, November 8th during common break is our "100 Days Till THON" event where we will be selling hearts in the lobby and canning around the campus!

Also, this Friday will be the THON Retreat from 4:00-6:00 pm in the Lares Banquet Room. If you can't come, contact either Roxy or Amy.

We are off to a great start! Remember who we do this for! Without our help, there's people unaware!

We Have a KID!!!

2006-11-06T14:02:00.000-05:00

That's right! Abington THON has just received it's first ever Four Diamond Family! We are stoked at this announcement and we can't wait to meet them and give them all they need from us in return. Here's some information on our family:

Child Name: Gabrielle
Age: 3
Family Composition: Mom, Dad, Sister, Child :)

FOR THE KIDS!
Many Hearts, One Home!