THE ISSUE: Itâs Monday, the day we take a few moments to highlight the good news in Lancaster County. Some of these items are welcome developments on the economic front or for neighborhoods across the county. Others are local stories of achievement, perseverance, compassion and creativity that represent welcome points of light in a still-difficult time. All of this news deserves a brighter spotlight.
We have another dandy batch of âGood Thingsâ to amplify today, and it starts with an inspirational story from a gnome-stead â err, homestead â in southeastern Lancaster County.
Richard Humphreys, a 78-year-old who runs the beloved Gnome Countryside nature trail in Kirkwood, is preparing to walk 380 miles to Ohio in order to âraise awareness about Type 1 diabetes and honor the 100th anniversary of insulinâs use as a treatment,â Mike Andrelczyk reported in the May 2 Sunday LNP | LancasterOnline.
A Penn State University graduating senior from Lancaster, who has both benefited from and raised money for the university s annual THON campaign, got a big surprise on NBC s Today show Thursday morning.
The Subway corporation donated $25,000 to Penn State s THON as a tribute to Nick Vicidomini s work with the nonprofit, which raises money for the Four Diamonds Fund that supports families of children with cancer.
Vicidomini is a 2017 graduate of Manheim Township High School and a cancer survivor. This past year, he has been on the executive board of THON, serving as dance relations captain.
On the hour of Today hosted by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager, a brief history of THON was presented along with Vicidomini s story.
Penn State Thon, central Pa. volunteer featured on ‘Today’ show
Updated May 06, 2021;
Thon, Penn State University’s annual fundraising dance marathon, got a big spotlight on the national stage earlier today thanks to a segment on NBC’s “Today” show.
The segment highlighted the work that both Thon and the nonprofit Four Diamonds Fund does in helping raise awareness about childhood chancer and help families struggling with the cost of cancer treatments.
Featured in the segment was Thon 2021 Dancer Relations Director and Manheim Twp. graduate Nick Vicidomini, who talked about how he contracted cancer as a child and his experience with the Four Diamonds Fund led him to become a student at Penn State University and Thon volunteer.
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Fundraiser to benefit pediatric cancer patients in the area
Feb 23, 2021
STATE COLLEGE (AP) Penn State students managed to raise more than $10.6 million dollars for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon despite mostly virtual fundraising efforts throughout the year and having the event online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $10,638,078.62 total was announced Sunday at the conclusion of the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, billed as the world’s largest student-run philanthropy. Money raised goes to the Four Diamonds Fund, which benefits pediatric cancer patients and their families at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Child cancer survivors and their families also usually participate.