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I was lucky enough to see this live. This kid is a baller haha.
 
It's something called THON at Penn State. THON is the largest student run philanthropy in the world, and the annual dance marathon was last weekend. We raised 7.8 million dollars this year. It's a 46 hour dance marathon that raises money for the 4 diamonds fund which helps children with different forms of pediatric cancer at the Hershey Medical center in Hershey, PA. I think this year 220ish THON families attended, which are basically families with children who were helped by the 4 diamonds fund or are currently being treated. It's the most amazing experience in the world. They let the THON kids do a lot of things, and one was the kids talent show. Tucker Haas is one of the THON children and this was his performance. It was fucking awesome.

THON.org if you want to learn more about it. THON is truly the most amazing thing in the world, I don;t care what anyone says. I'm looking forward to it again next year even though it just finished a few days ago haha. Best part of going to Penn State imo
 
Here's the official "what is thon" off the website. I'll upload the pics off of my iphone and the videos and post them here.

Welcome to THON.org, the online home of the

largest student-run philanthropy in the world! The Penn State

IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, affectionately referred to as THON, is

excited to have you join us in our fight to conquer childhood cancer.

In 1973, a small group of dedicated Penn State students held our

first Dance Marathon. That year, 34 dancers participated and raised

$2,000. Since then, THON’s presence in the Penn State community has

grown exponentially. THON now has 15,000 student volunteers, 700

dancers, and has raised more than $61 million, benefiting The Four

Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children’s Hospital.

THON is now a year-long effort that raises funds and awareness for

the fight against pediatric cancer. With the support of students from

all across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and THON Alumni all around

the world, we continue to make great strides towards finding a cure for

all childhood cancers!

Thank you for your interest in learning more about THON. Together, we’ll make a difference in the life of a child.

“When they say, ‘We Are Penn State,’ this is what they are talking about.” - Joe Paterno

 
this kid just so happens to be my neighbor...he lives in york pa....his name is tucker and he is a surviver of cancer (brain tumor) when he was around 4 doctors gave him 6 months to live he is now like 7 or 8 .....our whole school got involed in a thing called tuckers team and we raised like 70 grand or so....his dad is our football coach................CLAIM
 
actually i read somewhere the other day that boom boom pow was the most popular song of the year (maybe highest number of downloads or something like that). pretty depressing really
 
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