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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 1, 2014 09:21 AM |
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| From: | Representative Kerry A. Benninghoff and Rep. Marguerite Quinn |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Congratulating THON for raising more than $13 million for the Four Diamonds Fund |
| This resolution is to congratulate the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) for raising more than $13 million for the Four Diamonds Fund. THON is a year-long fundraising and awareness campaign to fight pediatric cancer, sustained by more than 15,000 volunteers who collect money and dance for 46 consecutive hours at the Bryce Jordan Center to conquer cancer and raise awareness of the disease. The Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, the sole beneficiary of THON's fundraising, offsets the cost of treatment that insurance does not cover, as well as expenses that may affect the welfare of the child, supports the medical team that cares for the children and funds pediatric cancer research through start-up grants. This year, THON set a new fundraising record of $13,343,517.33, nearly a million dollars more than 2013's total of $12,374,034.46. Because of their outstanding dedication and hard work in putting together another record breaking THON, I hope you will join me in cosponsoring this legislation. |
Introduced as HR791