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The THON: the Dance Marathon to end all marathons

Posted on February 17, 2007 by

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The kids at Penn State every year throw an amazing dance marathon called simply "The THON" to benefit pediatric cancer care at at the Penn State Children’s Hospital.  They have raised $41 million over the past 31 years!  This year, the benefit has gone virtual, with a host of in-world concerts to raise funds taking place in Mill Pond (teleport SLURL), including :

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aturday, February 17
10:30AM EST (7:30AM PST): Mic Mahoney and Lydia Ludwig
11:00AM EST (8AM PST): Rich DeSoto – Singer/guitar
12:00PM EST (9AM PST): Kurt Jano – Musician/Composer and Ice Cream Cone Building Class w/ DrFran on the lawn
1:00PM EST (10AM PST): Kirsten Corleone – Vocalist
2:00PM EST (11AM PST): jaynine Scarborough – Singer/guitar
3:00PM EST (12PM PST): Johnny99 Gumshoe – Rock guitar
4:00PM EST (1PM PST): Alyssa Haller – PSU student w/ Penn State Trivia and DJ Doubledown Tandino
5:00PM EST (2PM PST): Neil Morrison – Guitar/vocals
6:00PM EST (3PM PST): Astrin Few – Guitar/Vocals
7:00PM EST (4PM PST): Jaywood Duvall – Singer/Songwriter
8:00PM EST (5PM PST): Maximillion Kleene – Singer/guitar
9:00PM EST (6PM PST): Komuso Tokugawa – Generative Ambient Relaxation
10:00PM EST (7PM PST): Montian Gilruth – Singer/guitar
11:00PM EST (8PM PST): Finale/Wrap-Up and Final and "BEST LION" contest

Come by and drop some Lindens for a great cause. Micala Lumiere, the principal in-world organizer, posts the complete schedule of performers here.

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