[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR PENN STATE THON

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, next February, more than 
700 students from Penn State University will come together for the 
university's annual dance marathon, otherwise known as THON. This event 
is the culmination of a huge fundraising effort for the Four Diamonds 
Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, which is dedicated to 
fighting pediatric cancer. THON is the largest student-run philanthropy 
in the world.
  Even though much of Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District falls 
solidly within the territory of Pittsburgh's sports teams, I want to 
commend the Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils hockey teams. 
The proceeds from tickets purchased for either the Devils game on 
December 19 or the Flyers game on January 5 will go to benefit THON. 
Both games fall within Penn State's winter break, allowing students to 
support this effort even when they are away from the university.
  I wish all the students involved in THON the best of luck as they 
continue in this tremendous effort. They should be deeply proud of the 
role they are playing in striking a blow to pediatric cancer.

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