THON Weekend Fundraiser at Penn State

Altoona, PA - THON weekend at Penn State is one of the biggest fundraisers worldwide each year and today Penn State Altoona got a bit of a head start on this year’s event. The campus hosting a mini-THON today to help kick start their fundraising efforts. Dozens of people helped raise money and took part in the event on campus throughout the day. "It's for the best cause that I feel is out there right now, kids fighting pediatric cancer. You know, just having fun while doing it. Organizing can be the stressful part, but just getting everyone here and doing it, it's amazing and everyone is having fun with it," Antonio Stauffer says  Organizers say they wanted to more this year to help as a branch campus with THON. This was the 1st time they put on an event like this.  www.fundraising-ideas.org