PENNSYLVANIA, July 20 - PRINTER'S NO. 160

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

25

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, MARTIN, ARGALL, BARTOLOTTA, BOSCOLA,

BROWNE, FONTANA, HUGHES, LANGERHOLC, MENSCH, PHILLIPS-HILL,

PITTMAN, REGAN, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, STEFANO, VOGEL,

J. WARD, YAW AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Designating the week of February 15 through 21, 2021, as "THON

Week" in Pennsylvania and honoring the work of The

Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon

student volunteers.

WHEREAS, THON is the commonly referred-to name for The

Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon,

the largest student-run philanthropy event in the world; and

WHEREAS, THON's mission is to provide emotional and financial

support, spread awareness and ensure funding for critical

research in pursuit of a cure for pediatric cancer; and

WHEREAS, THON 2021 "Rise and Unify," celebrates a yearlong

fundraising and awareness campaign, sustained by more than

16,500 student volunteers who donate more than 5 million hours

of their own time; and

WHEREAS, THON culminates in a 46-hour dance marathon in which

dancers are required to be continuously moving and not allowed

to sit or sleep; and

WHEREAS, In 1977, THON partnered with the Four Diamonds Fund

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