• East MiniTHON-April 4th during the half day

     

    Purpose: 

    The purpose of minTHON is to raise funds for the Four Diamonds.    Four Diamonds is an organization that works to conquer pediatric cancer.  All of the money raised goes towards supporting families affected by childhood cancer and to fund cancer research.

    • Penn State University hosts an annual 46-hour dance marathon, known as THON.  Our miniTHON is an extension of this, which is the largest student-run philanthropic event in the world.   The East community is coming together to support PSU in the quest to wipe out childhood cancer.

    • The popular saying at THON is always FTK, which stands for, "For the Kids".

    • THON is celebrating 50 years

     

    Four Diamonds origin story ()

    Charles and Irma Millard started the Four Diamonds fund in 1972, just hours after their 14-year-old son, Christopher, died of cancer.

    Christopher had written a story about his three-year battle with the disease, depicting a knight going up against an evil and unpredictable sorceress.

    To win, the knight needed courage, wisdom, honesty and strength -- attributes Christopher called The Four Diamonds.

    So that's what his parents decided to call the fund that they created in his memory.

     

    To participate: 

     

                                             Step 1: Go to: 

    *This website will take you directly to our CB East Donor Drive site.

    Step 2: Click “Register Now"

    Step 3: Fill in “Participant”

    Step 4: Fill in a fundraising goal of at least $30

                                                Step 5: Complete the required questions regarding your personal information.

                                                Step 6: Customize your personal fundraising page by clicking “Personalize your Fundraising Page” under “What’s Next?” on the right-hand column

                                                Step 7: Share your page with friends and family to reach and exceed your fundraising goal! Remember that online donations go directly to Four Diamond, so they are completely tax-deductible.

                                               

    Thank you for registering for Donor Drive! We look forward to seeing you on April 4th!