UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State THON 2025 Executive Committee announced the theme for THON 2025 — “A Home For Hope” — at the annual Homecoming parade on Sept. 27. THON Weekend 2025 will take place the weekend of Feb. 21-23, 2025.

"A Home For Hope aims to capture the feeling of love, joy, and community that THON shares with all those involved: students, supporters, and our families," wrote the executive committee in a statement. "Home is not a place, but a feeling. THON is an organization that provides new hope to those involved. Through groundbreaking research, THON supports breakthroughs that change the lives of families impacted by childhood cancer worldwide and that hope would not be possible without the strong community that this organization has."

Since its start in 1977, THON has raised over $236 million dollars to support its sole beneficiary, Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.

Penn State THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world in which thousands of volunteers are committed to enhancing the lives of children and families impacted by childhood cancer. THON includes more than 16,500 Penn State student volunteers who aim to provide emotional and financial support to Four Diamonds families, as well as to spread the mission of THON and bring awareness to childhood cancer. Learn more at https://thon.org, and follow THON on Instagram (PennStateTHON) and X (@THON) on social media.