Altoona Benefiting THON

Join us in congratulating some of our ABT family!! Geoffrey was our Executive Director for the past two years and graduated for Business! Caroline and Taylor were two of our dancers this year and graduated for Nursing! We are so proud of them and will miss having them in ABT 💛

Let’s give a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME to the 2024-2025 ABT Executive Board! We are so excited to watch all of you continue to grow as leaders and see what you do with ABT next year!

From Left to Right:

Makayla Harris: Family & Donor and Alumni Relations Exec
Blake Buchanan: Campus Involvement Exec
Noah Meckes: Executive Director
Neya Kratzer: Executive Director
Layla Munoz: Community Fundraising Executive
Emily Galeschewski: Public Relations and Operations Executive

THIS JUST IN:

“Only a few hours remain before thousands of Penn State Students stand for THON™Weekend 2024! In celebration of the 46 hours that the THON Community will be dancing, starting at 2PM EST, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, every 46th donor will be matched TEN to ONE until funds run out! Ten times the giving for one extraordinary cause to change the lives of our children and families.”

DONATE HERE:

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Hi everyone! Our dancers stand in just under 6 hours!!!!!

As we all prepare for THON weekend I would like to remind you all if you purchase merch or a 50/50 raffle ticket inside the BJC, to please credit Altoona 165!

We also have a bus of PSU Altoona students coming tomorrow to sit in our section - 40 of them! It should be a really great weekend. We are in the finishing stretch!

Hey ABT! We’re less than 3 days away from standing in THON 2024!

But before we stand…

Don't miss out on this LAST matching day before THON Weekend!!!

Here are the details:

• Starting at 8AM EST, every 3rd donation will be matched up to $100 until funds run out
• Starting at 12PM EST, our parent matching hour begins! Every other parent donation up to $200 will be matched until funds run out
• Starting at 6PM EST, every other student donation will be matched up to $10 until funds run out

Be sure to DONATE TODAY!!!

https://donate.thon.org/?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=3430&fbclid=PAAabBZ47UXuCW_i8Bbm3OFBhbgsUFNajV5yZJIX8h-c3A4c0ELlcnfLoO0rg_aem_AbbeK18kj4CXwtSm24Xs9ev7L1HcxuZCE4JpLK7XLSnwOe3BfNSlIxz8_6kFfEK03ug

We’re sending our dancers off with full stomachs!!! Here’s some sights from our Dancer Send-Off Potluck! We were so glad that Jennifer Shady Kratzer and Collin could join us! We also had an amazing time sharing our favorite ABT memories and reflected on all of our efforts this year!

WE DANCE IN 5 FTK🎗️

Hi everyone! HAPPY ONE WEEK TILL THON!!!!

If you haven’t already, check out this article from our campus that introduces our dancers!

For the Kids We are less than two weeks out from THON 2024, which takes place Friday through Sunday, Feb. 16 through 18, at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College. Penn State’s THON is the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, in which thousands of volunteers are committed to enhancing the lives of ...

Commonwealth Campus Matching Day!!!!

Starting at 11 AM EST, every other donation made to members of Commonwealth Campuses will be matched up to $100, until funds run out. Then, at 6 PM EST, every other student donation made to a Commonwealth Campus will be matched up to $10, until funds run out. With just 1️⃣1️⃣ days until THON Weekend, encourage donors to take advantage of this opportunity to double their impact!

Donate Here:

https://donate.thon.org/?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=3430&fbclid=PAAaZ1G9FXbvgVzMFLotMQTcLBj7t6e0Xk0gljBTzHy-Mw28dSYBVRtGIlsKE_aem_AVpNhjr-bWwVvS4kXewgKpn9roua5LVKQ-nxeVQQlwVlVax7eevEkNcVA4b-T147zDc

Make a difference in the life of a child today! Join us in our commitment to turn childhood dreams into reality by supporting THON. This year, I am taking action by uniting with 16,500 student volunteers and over 25,000 alumni supporters in the fight against childhood cancer. Our year-long efforts culminate in a 46-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping d...

Want to send our dancers letters during THON Weekend? Here’s how:

Address letters to:

Penn State Dance Marathon (Mail Call)
Attn: Dancer Name & Dancer Number
227D Hetzel Union Building
University Park, PA 16802

Dancer Numbers:

Neya Kratzer 151A
Caroline Baum 151B
Taylor Fleming 151C

All letters MUST be postmarked by February 7th, 2024!!!

The time has come! We’ve announced our second and third dancers! A huge congratulations to Caroline Baum, our Family and DR chair and Taylor Fleming , one of our FR Captains on being selected to represent ABT as Dancers 151 B and 151 C along with Neya at THON this year! We are so proud of Caroline and Taylor’s accomplishments through ABT as both of them have been involved for the last three years! FTK!

A SUPER HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Neya Kratzer! She has been selected to be one of our dancers as she has raised the most on Donor Drive so far! She has raised $9,450, which equates to 3 experiments at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in search of a cure, 40 days of outpatient treatment for Leukemia, AND 20 hours of Child Life Coverage!

Congrats Neya!!!!

Sipping for a Cause: Join us and this January! 50% of each Butterscotch Latte will be donated to ABT! ☕️🎗️

Altoona Benefitting THON had the amazing opportunity to participate in the City of Altoona’s Spirit of Christmas Parade this year! We had a wonderful time walking in the parade and giving back to the local community that supports us! We will cherish this memory forever!

A special thank you to:

7 Mountains Media
Our advisors: Donna and Melissa
Penn State Altoona Maintenance
Penn State Altoona SGA

and everyone else who made this experience so great!

Hi everyone! Happy Dream Forward Matching Day! We have just crossed the $20k mark, but we aren't stopping! Please consider donating today!

Starting at 8am, every 3rd donation up to $100 will be matched until funds run out. Starting at 6pm, every student self-donation will be matched up to $10 until funds run out.

https://donate.thon.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=3430

A huge shoutout to all the ABT members who spent their Sunday “Chasing Fearless Futures” at the 2024 THON 5K! The 5K continues to spark our interest and involvement in THON and we are so excited to “Treasure Every Adventure” at THON 2024🎗️

ABT is off to a BUSY, BUT GREAT start this year! We’d like to thank Greenbean Coffee House and Professionals Auto Body for allowing us to set up! We also had a huge surprise with Jenn and Collin joining us at the car wash! Couldn’t stop by? Visit the link in our bio to donate to our DonorDrive!

ABT congratulates Kaitlynne Gibson (22-23 Finance Chair) and Rylee Keeler (2023 Dancer) on graduating from Penn State Altoona today. Kaitlynne earned her Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Management and Marketing. Rylee earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing! We are so excited to see what each of you end up doing next! We are also excited to welcome you as an Altoona Benefiting THON Alumni

7 hours to go in the fundraising window! John and Chloe want YOU to donate! Link in bio!

12 hours until the fundraising window closes! Let’s do this 💪🏻 Link in bio to donate

We are having a great time at THON! Let’s finish out strong! Can we get $100 every hour until 11:59 pm? As TB12 once said “We didn’t come this far, to only come this far”! Let’s Goooo! Link in bio to donate!

Our dancers are ready! Two hours to go! Link in bio to donate.

And today, we dance! We are only $1313 away from hitting our goal. Click the link in bio to donate!

We dance in ☝️Tomorrow is the day, so donate today! Link in bio to donate.

We dance in ✌🏻 link in bio to donate TODAY!

It’s almost time. Donate today!

It’s officially THON week! Please consider donating today as we are nearing the end of our fundraising efforts for 2023. Link in bio goes directly to the ABT donor drive.

Today is Commonwealth Campus Matching Day!! Every donation made to a commonwealth campus will be matched 1:1 up to$100 until funds run out!!!

Link in our bio to donate.

WE DANCE IN 9❗️

We had such a great time with the Kratzer’s today! It was great hearing their story and the impact four diamonds has on families everywhere.

WE DANCE IN 12!!🔹

Just a reminder that Pre-THON lunch is tomorrow from 1-3!! Bring $5 for a nice lunch graciously donated by local venues in Altoona.

⚠️POSTER SALE⚠️
Today, 1/30 & tomorrow, 1/31 ➡️ starting at 9am!!!
Be sure to stop by to get some wall decor for your dorm room or apartment!!!