CAS100A Effective Speech Communication Penn state thon! Courtney yankelitis CAS100A Effective Speech Communication Penn State Hazleton Monday February 21, 2011

You can make a difference

THON is the largest student run organization which raises money all year long to help find a cure for pediatric cancer.

A Short Overview I. THON is a yearlong event. II. THON is the largest student run organization in the country. Go over the Agenda, outlining each section. 1st 3 slides about history, what is a VA and what does a VA do. Next two slides touch on safety of our system and the reliability of our people. Benefits – What is in it for you? Then, what are our customers saying…remind me to tell you about the 532% sales increase one of our customers experienced after a year of our services. And then we will wrap up. III. It is an organization that helps to raise Money for pediatric cancer.

About THON! ♦ THON first began in the year 1973 ♦ Started off with ONLY 39 dance partners – Today there are 708! ♦ 1973 they raised $2000 ♦ Last year THON raised around $7.8 million ♦ This year we raised $9.5 million dollars! (THON Penn State IFC/Pan-Hellenic Dance Marathon)

♦ Located the Penn State Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund ♦ Located the Penn State Children’s Hospital ♦ Created by Irma and Charles Millard after their son Chris passed away ♦ Honesty Wisdom Strength Courage (THON Penn State IFC/Pan-Hellenic Dance Marathon)

Four Diamonds Fund ♦ People can donate to the Four Diamonds Fund ♦ Covers the costs of … ♦ Medical Bills ♦ Supports the medical team that treats the kid ♦ Raises money for pediatric cancer research (THON Penn State IFC/Pan-Hellenic Dance Marathon)

THON would NEVER be possible if it weren’t for all of the student volunteers!

How many people are Involved in THON? As of last year there were approximately 15,000 volunteers and 700 dancers that took part in the two day dance marathon. (Schlechter)

Like a business? “We’ve developed positions, removed positions, expanded our number of volunteers and participants,” said Caitlin Zankowski.

Michael Nilsen also said, “To get a lot of college students to run what is essentially a small corporation is really outstanding.”

Even though THON has over 15,000 volunteers they have to work yearlong to raise all the money they do.

Canning ! ! !

Fundraisers!!! ♦ Applebee’s Pancakes Breakfast ♦ Twist For Fight ♦ 5K Run ♦ 100 days till THON pool party

THON is the largest student organization in the world!

Recap ♦ THON is the largest run student organization in the WORLD! ♦ It helps raise money for pediatric cancer ♦ It is an all year long event

"When cancer is cured, we will dance for JOY "When cancer is cured, we will dance for JOY. Until then, we will dance for LIFE." Unknown

Does anyone have any questions? Courtney yankelitis cly5045@psu.edu Nursing Major

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