,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#aa1 #bjad ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,toomey7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 the ,pennsylvania ,state ,university   
,,ifc_/,panhellenic ,dance ,marathon    
7,,thon7 on its continued success in    
support of the ,four ,diamonds ,fund at 
,penn ,state ,hershey ,children's       
,hospital4  ,whereas the ,pennsylvania  
,state ,,ifc_/,panhellenic ,dance       
,marathon 7referred to in this preamble 
as ,,thon7 is the largest student-run   
philanthropy in the world1 with #gaa    
dancers1 more than #cge supporting      
organizations1 and more than #ae1jjj    
volunteers involved in the annual event2
 ,whereas student volunteers at the     
,pennsylvania ,state ,university        
annually collect money and dance for #df
 hours straight at the ,bryce ,jordan   
,center as part of ,,thon1 bringing     

energy and excitement to the campus for 
,,thon's mission to conquer cancer and  
raise awareness about the disease2      
,whereas all ,,thon activities support  
the ,four ,diamonds ,fund at ,penn      
,state ,hershey ,children's ,hospital1  
which funds cancer research and provides
 financial and emotional support to     
pediatric cancer patients and their     
families2 ,whereas in each year since   
#aigg1 when the #b organizations first  
became affiliated1 ,,thon has been the  
single largest donor to the ,four       
,diamonds ,fund at ,penn ,state ,hershey
 ,children's ,hospital2 ,whereas ,,thon 
has raised more than #aac1jjj1jjj in    
total for the ,four ,diamonds ,fund at  
,penn ,state ,hershey ,children's       
,hospital2 ,whereas in #bjad1 ,,thon set
 a new fundraising record of            
#ac1cdc1eag4cc1 besting the previous    
record of #ab1cgd1jcd4df1 which was set 
in #bjac2 ,whereas ,,thon has helped    
more than #c1cjj families through the   
,four ,diamonds ,fund1 is helping to    

build a new ,pediatric ,cancer ,pavilion
 at ,penn ,state ,hershey ,children's   
,hospital1 and has supported life-saving
 pediatric cancer research that has     
increased the survival rates for some   
pediatric cancers to nearly #ij percent2
 and ,whereas ,,thon has inspired       
similar events and organizations across 
the ,united ,states1 including at high  
schools and institutions of higher      
education1 and continues to encourage   
students across the ,united ,states to  
volunteer and stay involved in great    
charitable causes in their community3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates the        
,pennsylvania ,state ,university        
,,ifc_/,panhellenic ,dance ,marathon    
7,,thon7 on its continued success in    
support of the ,four ,diamonds ,fund at 
,penn ,state ,hershey ,children's       
,hospital2 and  7#b7 commends the       
,pennsylvania ,state ,university        
students1 volunteers1 and supporting    
organizations for their hard work in    

putting together another record-breaking
 ,,thon4