Wednesday, March 23, 2011

THON 2011

Thon 2011 kicks off Friday at the Bryce Jordan Center.


Moralers teach the line dance Friday at Thon 2011.

Kevin Fritz, a dancer for Delta Sigma Phi, reaches for a beach ball on Saturday morning during Thon 2011. 


Maggie Liang, Penn State freshman and Thon moraler, dances at Thon 2011 early Saturday. 


Allie Dolinsky, dancer for Student Pennsylvania State Education Association at Thon, plays Wack a Moraler early Saturday. 


 Thon family member William Keim, 3, plays catch with a circle of spectators. 


Theatre dancer Margaret Mason, left, and moraler Amanda Miller embrace during the line dance early Saturday.


Participants make the symbol of the Four Diamonds Fund during a line dance early Saturday.


 Thon children participate in a fashion show early Saturday. 


 Theatre dancer Margaret Mason does the line dance.


Nittany Lion Fund dancers for Thon 2011 Nathan Weiner, left, and James Regan dive onto the Slides of Strength.


 Thon participants slide down the Slides of Strength.


Thon 2011 audience members make the Four Diamonds Fund symbol as Four Diamond families gather on the stage on Sunday. 


Members of the Penn State Lehigh Valley Thon organization, Sarah Islam, left, and Denise Pedone, right, rest at the concourse level on Sunday. 


Thon 2011 raised more than 9 million dollars, a new Thon record. The announcement came at the conclusion of the 46-hour dance marathon Sunday, February 20, 2011.