14-02-2025
Penn State Altoona raises funds for THON with silent auction
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Penn State's 46-hour dance marathon is just days away, and one branch campus is making a final push to help raise funds for Four Diamonds.
Penn State Altoona held a silent auction inside of the Slef Student Center to benefit THON. Fifty baskets from local businesses and the campus offices were for bidding.
Students, faculty and other community members visited the auction to help donate, sparking joy from the committee about the donations.
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'It fills me with hope,' Noah Meckes, the co-executive director of the Altoona Benefitting THON committee said. 'Whenever I go out to places and see people that are willing to be so generous, with their time and their money and their things, to help us put something like this together. And, of course, all of the money goes back to the Four Diamonds Foundation, which helps kids with, pediatric cancer and their families.'
The Four Diamonds Foundation is dedicated to helping kids with cancer get proper care and treatment, support and innovative research. All proceeds to the foundation will cover the expenses not paid for by the insurance of eligible patients.
Last year, the campus set a new fundraising record of around $70,000. Before the silent auction, the committee was at the $40,000 mark.
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