Penn State Thon spirit continues virtually for Mechanicsburg family
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
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When Amy Shepps first participated in Thon, she was a student at Penn State.
It was always an exciting time, packing into the Bryce Jordan Center and dancing the night – or rather, the weekend – away. And all for a good cause.
A few years ago, Shepps made her return to Thon. This time, as a parent.
“When our child became sick, and they started introducing us as a Thon family, it was a little surreal,” she said.
In March 2015, her daughter, Clara, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Clara is now 9 years old and is a happy third grader at Shaull Elementary School, where she is doing fantastic, Shepps said.