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      THON raises record-setting $13.7 million in its 50th year

      Students, volunteers, and Four Diamonds families join together in Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center.

      After 46 hours of no sleeping or sitting, THON dancers celebrate raising $13,756,374.50 after the THON 2022 final numbers were revealed. The money will go to Four Diamonds, which supports children battling pediatric cancer at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. Credit: Michelle Bixby / Penn State. Creative Commons

      UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The 2022 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) raised a total of $13,756,374.50 — setting a new record as the largest student-run charity in the world celebrates 50 years of supporting the Four Diamonds in the fight against childhood cancer. The previous record of more than $13.3 million was set in 2014.

      Last Updated March 15, 2022

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