Sunday @ PSU: FTK

     
This past Sunday, I took an up & back, one-day trip to Happy Valley. As usual...I stopped along the way to get a few pics.

More in a day or two about my time there.
     

  

THON 2012 raises $10.6 Million!

  
To all:
  
Thanks for the e-mails & texts from across the globe. My son had the honor - as far as we can tell - of receiving the most messages from outside the U.S. of A. I appreciate what everyone did to help keep him motivated and on his feet for the entire 46 hours. I am uploading a video from the event right now, and will be back when it's complete.

Here it is!

Here's some footage of one of the numerous "pump it up! energizing" sessions during THON 2012. The students @ Penn State University raised a record $10.6 Million for kids and their families dealing with pediatric cancer. When I zoom in for 30 seconds or so...my son is in the pink hat in the center of the screen doing his best to follow the session leaders on the stage. As he had classes on Friday...he's awake for ~33 hours straight at this point.

It was an absolute honor to witness THON.

  

PSU THON - They're ba-a-a-a-ck...

  
 

My wife and I are once again hosting some Penn State students from State College as they hit the streets @ sunrise this morning ( with temps at 28 degrees F ) to collect money for kids ( and their families ) struggling with the fight against cancer.

One of the parents suggested we get the kids some high visibility vests to wear, and we were more than happy to contribute to the cause.

Great job!

So as you're traveling around the streets of PA today, and you see the PSU kids with cans at intersections or in front of stores - please be generous. It's for the best of causes...helping kids with cancer in the fight for their lives.





Plus...as the THON'ers will be treated to my world famous (?) buffalo tongue chili tonight ( shhhhhhh... ), they may not be able to hit the streets tomorrow.

Breakfast...just not @ Tiffany's

     

ATLAS THON - PSU's Finest

  
Whew!   The boys & girls from PSU are on their way back to Happy Valley. Not only did we really enjoy hosting this great group of young adults...we'd gladly do it again. We'll start stockpiling food for the next visit once we assess what we have left in the pantry & fridge...

After putting in ~11 hours on Saturday, they only "canned"  for a little over 4 hours on Sunday, but they raised another ~$2,000 to come in at a total of ~$6,800 for the weekend ...including almost $1,200 in coins.  I'm sure the folks at the bank really enjoyed watching me max out the capacity of their coin-counting machine...twice.

Eleven PSU students gave up their weekend to raise funds to help kids and their families struggling with cancer.

Someone want to criticize college kids today? Come see me.

So to Kaitlin, Isabella, Jenna, Bryan, Erin, Sean, Paul, Chris, Kristen, Ashley and Devin...tell your parents they did a great job. Hope to see you in February.

Here are a few pics to close out our Atlas THON-a-thon weekend. I need a nap.