十大网赌靠谱网址平台's 索恩 team came in second place among Commonwealth Campuses for fundraising at the 50th annual 索恩, 理货43美元,978.为事业而奋斗. The campus was represented at the event by four student dancers (pictured second through fifth from left): Brianna Peters, 亚历克西斯Matlack, Tyler 芒兹 and Rhea Kochhar.
宾州中央谷. — By the time the 50th annual Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Mara索恩 (索恩) wrapped up Sunday afternoon, the 十大网赌靠谱网址平台 (PSU-LV) team found itself in a highly commendable position.
This year’s PSU-LV Benefitting 索恩 collective, led by student dancers Brianna Peters, 亚历克西斯Matlack, Rhea Kochhar and Tyler 芒兹, came in second place fundraising-wise among Commonwealth Campuses, tallying a grand total of $43,978.94 in donations at the 46-hour dance mara索恩 benefitting Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital.
All told, the 2022 索恩 raised $13,756,374.50 “For the Kids,” a new record that beat out the previous mark of more than $13.3 million raised at the 2014 event. “Spark Endless Light” was the theme of this year’s event, which returned to an in-person format after going virtual last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The largest student-run philanthropy in the world, 索恩 has raised more than $200 million for families affected by pediatric cancer since its inception in 1973.
The PSU-LV dancers went into the weekend with an already-impressive fundraising tally, 超过26美元,000 coming from four donors: Terry DeGroot of Terraform Engineering, $500; local architect, former 咨询委员会 Chair and longtime campus benefactor Howard Kulp, $2,500; the annual “Dance for a Cure” alumni event, $3,473.58; and the owners of Lost Tavern Brewing, $20,000.
All four PSU-LV 索恩 dancers brought their own individual passions to the cause.
A junior business management and marketing major, Peters has served as PSU-LV’s 索恩 chair for the past two years. 去年, she was part of the team that placed in the top three for fundraising totals among Commonwealth Campuses. 正因为如此, PSU-LV was one of two Commonwealth Campuses picked to host a booth at the 索恩 Family Carnival in December.
Matlack, a senior psychology major, has served as campus 索恩 events chair for the past two years. Her efforts have resulted in several successful on- and off-campus fundraising events.
A childhood cancer survivor, Kochhar, 大二学生, is in her second year of involvement with PSU-LV 索恩 and is an active board member. She’s demonstrated her passion for the mission through her morale building at club meetings and her commitment to fundraisers like the Candy Sale and Annual Book Drive.
芒兹, a freshman marketing major and photography minor, arrived on campus already an enthusiastic supporter of 索恩, given his involvement with his high school’s mini-索恩 event. Currently campus 索恩’s director of alumni and donor relations, 芒兹 has established a bond with local alumni and is working diligently to further connect the campus with community donors.
For more information on 索恩, visit 索恩.org/.
