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Hundreds of Penn State students have raised more than $16.9 million for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon.
The total of $16,955,683.63 was announced Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, considered the largest student-run philanthropy in the world.
It surpassed last year’s total of $15,006,132.46.
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Money raised benefits pediatric cancer patients and their families at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
Child cancer survivors and their families also participate alongside the dancers, who are assisted by thousands of other students in supporting roles.
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Officials say the dance marathon, which draws 16,500 volunteers each year, has raised more than $235 million and the fund has helped more than 4,800 families over its more than half-century of existence.
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