Participants in the ninth annual THON 5K round the corner from Pollock Road onto Fraser Road near West Halls on campus on Sunday, Nov. 1. Thousands of Dance Marathon supporters walked and ran throughout campus during the event, which was open to anyone interested in helping raise money for childhood cancer research.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Penn State students involved with THON cheer on a particpant in the 2009 THON 5K, which took place on the University Park campus on Sunday, Nov. 1. Proceeds from the event go toward THON, short for the Penn State Dance Marathon.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Participants in the 2009 THON 5K start up Fraser Road on the University Park campus on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Participants large and small were welcome to help support childhood cancer research via the THON 5K which took place on Penn State's University Park campus on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

Participants in the 2009 THON 5K are greeted by supporters as they turn onto Fraser Road on the University Park campus on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

THON 5K participants trek up Fraser Road during the event to raise money for the Penn State Dance Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 1.

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Year Taken: 2009

THON family member Lachlan, center, participates in the THON 5K with his mother, Patty McCauley, left, as Morale team members cheer them on during the walk-run event held on Sunday, Nov. 1, on Penn State's University Park campus.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009

THON 5K participant Kara walks with her mother, Kathryn Torok, during the 5K walk-run that took place on campus on Sunday, Nov. 1. The event drew thousands of Penn Staters, THON family members and community members.

Photo Credit: Andy Colwell

Year Taken: 2009