Elizabeth Stone

Family Relations Director

Elizabeth Stone

• Year: 2025
• Hometown: Pittsburgh
• Major/Minor: Biobehavioral Health/Human Development and Family Studies
• Why did you want to be a Director?: Being a THON volunteer for the past 3+ years has been the most beautiful experience of my life. I feel so much gratitude for the sense of community and all I have learned from other volunteers. I have particularly been impacted by the families that I have met along the way- they are the kindest, strongest, most courageous people I have ever known. I wanted to be the Family Relations Director to give back to the families all that they have given me. All that I do is for them and for the day that we will dance together in celebration of a cure!
• What responsibilities do you have as the [position] Director for THON 2025?: My role as the Family Relations Director is to support my captains in upholding the emotional support aspect of THON’s mission. I assist them in planning events, facilitating family programs, and maintaining the Adopt-A-Family Program. I am responsible for planning Harvest Day, a day of celebration for families to kick off the year! Additionally, I have the pleasure of being a point of contact for families with any questions or concerns. My mission this year is to ensure that all families feel welcome in any and all things THON!
• What is your favorite THON memory?: My favorite THON memory is Family Hour of THON 2024! Standing in the family moat with the families and my co-captains and watching the family speakers was truly an amazing moment. I remember the sense of gratitude I felt for being a part of something so incredible!
• Favorite Quote: “Our joys will be greater, our love will be deeper, our life will be fuller because we shared your moment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
• What are you involved in outside of THON?: I am a Delta Gamma and a member of Kesem Central PA!
• What are your plans for after you graduate from Penn State?: I hope to work for a non-profit and eventually go to nursing school. I am most interested in pediatrics and maternal medicine!