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Dancer Kelsea Novak, left, received some encouragement from THON Morale Team volunteer Giovanni DiSalvatore on Sunday, Feb. 19, as the final hours of the 2012 Penn State Dance Marathon approached.
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The THON morale team led dancers, volunteers and supporters in an early-morning line dance on Sunday, Feb. 19. The 40th annual Penn State Dance Marathon moved into its final day at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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Joann Esposito turned herself into a bench for dancer Morgan Mowery, as Sydney Klein massaged her feet in the hallway behind the dance floor at THON 2012 on Sunday morning, Feb. 19. The 46-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping marathon raises money for the Four Diamonds Fund.
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Bill O'Bryan, father of student Courtney O'Bryan who was killed in an auto accident while on a THON canning trip, gets a hug from a well-wisher after a video tribute to his daughter played on the big screens at THON on Sunday morning, Feb. 19.
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Charlie Beecher listens as his father tells his family's story during Family Hour on Sunday, Feb. 19, during THON 2012 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Charlie has been cancer-free for 15 months.
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Members of the Isabella Messina family make their way across the stage during THON 2012 Family Hour, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Family hour is an emotional time during THON. Some families share their stories, and videos featuring survivors and those who were lost are shown. In addition, every THON family in attendance at THON is introduced as they walk across the stage.
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THON committee members gathered on stage to watch a video featuring THON survivors of childhood cancer immediately before the start of Family Hour on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19.
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The trio of Karlie Nolt, 12, Louis Bosoh, 11, and Jason Bosch, 14, launched an all-out water assault on an unsuspecting dancer Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, during THON 2012 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Dancers and volunteers watched in anticipation as the grand total for the 2012 Penn State Dance Marathon was revealed on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
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The Nittany Lion danced with the band Go Go Gadget at the Penn State Dance Marathon on Feb. 19. The three-day THON included more than 700 dancers and raised more than $10.6 million for the Four Diamonds Fund.
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THON 2012 shattered last year's total, raising $10,686,924.83 for the Four Diamonds Fund.
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Elaine Tanella, overall chairwoman for THON 2012, celebrated on Feb. 19 with Four Diamonds Fund founder Charles Millard and his daughter, Stacia Millard-Bird, a Four Diamonds Fund Advisory Board member. The 2012 Penn State Dance Marathon raised a grand total of $10,686,924.83.
