Four Diamonds Fund for Children with Cancer

The Penn State Dance Marathon, an annual 48 hour dance marathon is the largest student run philanthropy in the world. THON (as it's affectionately called at PSU) has been ongoing since 1973. Last year they raised over $6,615,000. All the money raised is donated to The Four Diamonds Fund in Hershey, Pennsylvania for kids with cancer. The fund was named for Chris Millard after he wrote the story "The Four Diamonds". Below is an excerpt from the Four Diamonds website:

“In reality, Sir Millard was Christopher Millard, a talented 14 year old who struggled for 3 years to overcome cancer. Sir Millard and The Four Diamonds Fund was Christopher’s symbolic description of his fight against the evil and unpredictable cancer. In 1972 Christopher died from the cancer, a type that in many instances is curable today.” “His family started The Fund to assist others in their battle against cancer.


Here is the link to the website for the Four Diamonds Fund:

http://www.hmc.psu.edu/fourdiamonds/

Here is the link to the Penn State Dance Marathon if you are interested in donating:

http://www.thon.org/