YORK, Pa. — Are you looking for some reading material but want it at a reasonable price? Penn State York Benefitting THON is sponsoring a used book sale, Jan. 18-22, featuring many donated books that are sure to please. The used book sale will take place in the conference center of the Main Classroom Building. The sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.
Jahlicia Cruz, York’s THON chairperson, came up with the idea of the used book sale. She wanted to do a fundraiser that would be beneficial to people who wanted to get rid of their old books, as well as those who want to purchase them. Cruz, a senior majoring in human development and family studies, also wanted to encourage something very positive — reading — and at the same time raise money for children and their families battling pediatric cancer.
Books were collected during the fall semester, and members of the York THON group came to campus during their semester break to sort the donations and prepare for the sale.
This is just one of many events sponsored by Penn State York Benefitting THON leading up to the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON), the annual 46-hour dance marathon set for Feb. 19-21 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State’s University Park campus. The theme for THON 2016 is “Believe Beyond Boundaries.”
Anyone interested in supporting the dancers from Penn State York can donate online at http://giveto.psu.edu/THON-York. Please click on “Donate Now.” Donations made to the York THON group will be credited to the campus and then added to the final total at University Park. Checks in support of THON should be made payable to: Penn State Dance Marathon or THON, and sent to Penn State York, 1031 Edgecomb Ave., York, PA 17403. Please be sure to note "York, Org. 170" in the memo line of the check.
THON is the world’s largest student-run philanthropy, engaging more than 15,000 students in the fight against childhood cancer. THON’s yearlong fundraising and awareness campaign culminates in a 46-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon every February. Since 1977, THON has donated more than $127 million to Four Diamonds at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, funding comprehensive care and critical research.