Claudia Kolinchak
Editor
Over forty years ago, in 1977, Penn State University held the first Dance-a-THON to benefit Four Diamonds--an organization founded by Charles and Irma Millard in memory of their son Christopher, who lost his battle with cancer. Now, decades later, thousands of schools host their own “Mini-THONs” to support this organization.
New Hope-Solebury became a part of this cause several years ago, and on January 27-28, 2018, NH-S will be holding its sixth annual Mini-THON. Each year students from New Hope, and other local schools, come out to dance and raise money for this great cause. They gather a group of friends, make a team, raise funds, and stay overnight in the school. There’s music, food, games, and prizes, making for an entertaining night. This year, there are 21 teams signed up with around 215 total members, and every year there are many students that chose to attend only the first three hours for the Mini-THON“dance.”
Last year, this event had games like ping pong, handball, and the popular favorite: bubble soccer. Students had the opportunity to get dressed in a big, blow-up , bubble and play soccer while bumping into their peers and knocking them down. The team that won each event got points and at the end of the night, the winning team was rewarded.
This year, bubble soccer will be returning, as well as dodgeball, zumba, and kickball. There will be smaller, less conventional games as well, such as limbo, musical chairs, minute to win it, bottle flipping, and other small games.
