A Fight Beyond Four Years

Continue to make a difference in the life of a child and have a tangible impact on the pursuit of a cure for childhood cancer. As Penn State Alumni, you have the opportunity to help THON’s efforts and inspire your local community.

THON Nation

THON Nation invites alumni across the country to bring THON to your communities by creating your own event, starting a personal campaign, or joining group fundraising online. For more information about participating in THON Nation, click below.

THON Nation

Alumni Wars

Alumni Wars is a campaign that spans from October to THON Weekend and encourages alumni to make an active impact through challenges that highlight efforts from all 16 of our committees. Participants will earn points for competing in each challenge, and the top 5 will be recognized on stage THON Weekend. Join us in the fight by registering below! To gain Alumni Wars points you must submit proof of engagement following the event.

Participate in Alumni Wars

Alumni Mail Call

Alumni Mail Call is unaddressed mail written for dancers to open during THON Weekend. It serves as a source of encouragement and support for them. They are crucial for the well-being of our dancers and help them succeed at completing the 46 hours of the no sitting and no sleeping dance marathon.

Submit a Letter Today

THON Legacy

We are forever grateful for the continuous support of our loyal alumni. Every year our THON family grows, introducing more students, parents and families to THON. Our THON Legacy stories highlight THON student volunteers whose friends and family members were also involved at THON during their time at Penn State. Check out the legacies that these individuals have left on the THON community below!

THON Legacy

Alumni Newsletter

Subscribe to the Alumni Newsletter to receive updates on the THON and ways that you can stay involved after graduation from Penn State!

Subscribe to THON Alumni Newsletter

Alumni Challenge

The Alumni Challenge is a geographically based campaign that challenges our Penn State Alumni Community to see which region can raise the most money in support of THON. Gather with your friends, co-workers, local alumni chapter, etc. to organize an event and spread THON’s mission nationwide by bringing THON to your area. Put your community on the map for THON 2023 by participating in the Alumni Challenge.

Join the Fight Today

See where fellow alumni are participating in the Alumni Challenge around the world!

The Alumni Challenge Map allows for everyone in the THON community to see how THON's mission has spread across the world! Each ribbon represents a different donation from an alumni of Penn State. The slider feature allows for a way to recognize how the THON community has grown since the beginning of the Alumni Challenge as we continue to fight to find a cure for childhood cancer!

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See how alumni engage with THON from across the world!

Click to Read Alumni Challenge Stories

There are four inspiring levels of gifts which provide you the ability to give smiles, give love, give dreams, or give life to those who need it most. Each level is associated with a distinct dollar value. Those who choose to donate will be recognized on THON's Donor and Alumni Recognition wall displayed in the Bryce Jordan Center on THON Weekend along with their corresponding donation level. Donate to the Alumni Challenge today and give smiles, love, dreams, and life to our families.

By achieving each level will result in recognition on THON’s Donor and Alumni Recognition wall displayed in the BJC THON Weekend!