Daily News | Dancing for a reason: Local students play major roles in Penn State’s THON
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“It’s a major reason they chose to attend Penn State,” said their mother, Eileen Murphy, principal of Cardinal O’Hara High School in Delaware County, who has been cancer-free for four years. “I’m immensely proud and really so grateful that there’s an outlet for their genuine kindness and love for this cause.”
“Being a THON volunteer has really made my college experience,” Lexi said. “It has connected me with so many other students with a similar mission. You learn the stories of so many children and families impacted by childhood cancer. We get to continue to share the stories of those children and families. It feels like a huge honor to be able to do that.”
Wang and Jesse King were both involved in mini-THONs at their high schools, too. King was selected to wear the Nittany Lion’s suit his senior year, his mother, Wendy King, said.
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