,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1    
#bjac ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4 
,toomey7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,congratulating the ,penn 
,state ,,ifc_/,panhellenic ,dance       
,marathon on its continued success in   
support of the ,four ,diamonds ,fund at 
,penn ,state ,hershey ,children's       
,hospital4  ,whereas the ,penn ,state   
,,ifc_/,panhellenic ,dance ,marathon    
7commonly referred to as ,,thon7 is the 
largest student-run philanthropy in the 
world1 with #gaj dancers1 more than     
#ae1jjj volunteers1 and more than #cjj  
supporting organizations involved in the
 annual event2 ,whereas student         
volunteers at the ,pennsylvania ,state  
,university annually raise money and    
dance for #df consecutive hours at the  
,bryce ,jordan ,center1 bringing energy 
and excitement to the ,pennsylvania     

,state ,university campus for the       
mission of conquering pediatric cancer  
and promoting awareness of the disease  
to thousands of individuals2 ,whereas   
all ,,thon activities support the       
mission of the ,four ,diamonds ,fund at 
,penn ,state ,hershey ,children's       
,hospital1 which provides financial and 
emotional support to pediatric cancer   
patients and their families and funds   
research on pediatric cancer2 ,whereas  
,,thon is the largest donor to the ,four
 ,diamonds ,fund at ,penn ,state        
,hershey ,children's ,hospital each     
year1 having raised more than           
#ajj1jjj1jjj since #aigg1 when the #b   
organizations first partnered2 ,whereas1
 in #bjac1 ,,thon set a new fundraising 
record of #ab1cgd1jcd4df1 surpassing the
 previous record of #aj1fhf1ibd4hc1 set 
in #bjab2 ,whereas ,,thon--  7#a7 has   
helped more than #b1jjj families through
 the ,four ,diamonds ,fund2  7#b7 is    
helping to build a new ,pediatric       
,cancer ,pavilion at ,penn ,state       

,hershey ,children's ,hospital2 and     
7#c7 has supported pediatric cancer     
research that has caused some pediatric 
cancer survival rates to increase to    
nearly #ij percent2 and  ,whereas ,,thon
 has inspired similar organizations and 
events 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    
remain involved in great charitable     
causes in their communities3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 congratulates the ,penn ,state     
,,ifc_/,panhellenic ,dance ,marathon    
7commonly referred to as ,,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 organizing another              
recordbreaking ,,thon4