Mission

The Mission of the Dance Marathon Alumni Interest Group

DMAIG promises to promote a continuing relationship between students and alumni who care about THON™ by providing opportunities for alumni to give time, money and resources to aid The Four Diamonds Funds in the conquering of childhood cancer.

The Mission of the Penn State Dance Marathon

The mission of the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon is to conquer pediatric cancer by providing outstanding emotional and financial support to the children, families, researchers, and staff of The Four Diamonds Fund.

  • THON is fundraising over a year-long effort involving thousands of students and culminating in a challenging, two day, no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon.
  • THON is changing the lives of students and children, reinforcing the importance of caring for one another, and inspiring the determination needed to beat cancer.
  • THON is helping to conquer pediatric cancer through strategic investments in hospital bills, research efforts, and a new family-centered Pediatric Cancer Pavilion at the Penn State Children?s Hospital.

The Four Diamonds Fund Mission Statement

The mission of The Four Diamonds Fund is to ensure that every child being treated at Penn State Children's Hospital at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center receives complete medical, emotional, and financial support. In addition, the Fund supports vital research at Penn State College of Medicine into the causes, treatments, and cures of childhood cancer.