{"id":23287,"date":"2014-02-24T07:30:08","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T12:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=23287"},"modified":"2014-02-24T07:30:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T12:30:08","slug":"penn-states-thon-2014-raises-over-13-million-for-pediatric-cancer-care-and-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2014\/02\/penn-states-thon-2014-raises-over-13-million-for-pediatric-cancer-care-and-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State’s THON 2014 raises over $13 million for pediatric cancer care and research"},"content":{"rendered":"

THON 2014 raises more than $13.34 million<\/a> – The Collegian<\/em><\/p>\n

Redefining possibilities was the goal of the 42nd annual Penn State Interfraternity Council\/Panhellenic Dance Marathon and as the 46-hour weekend came to a close, $13,343,517.33 was raised for the Four Diamonds Fund. The total broke last year\u2019s record-setting $12,374,034.46 and climbed the collective total raised to more than $113 million.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s a lot money. The challenge is to keep the books open so we can see where the money goes. Five years ago, over 90%(!) of the money was going into the Four Diamonds Fund. Marketplace trust is considered 65%, 90% is excellent. THON ought to open up the books completely so that we can learn where the money is coming from and more importantly, where it is going.<\/p>\n

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10 bushels of gold to the journalist who can explain, with evidence, why THON has set a new record every year since 2004.<\/p>\n

— Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) February 24, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n