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Atlas is a Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) special interest organization. THON is the world's largest student-run philanthropy which raises funds and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer.〔(Penn State dance marathon raises $10.68 million )〕 Atlas was the top monetary contributor to THON 2013, raising $560,097.48; this was the third consecutive year that Atlas was the top fundraising organization within THON.〔()〕 Atlas currently has three THON families: The Smiths, with Four Diamonds child Victoria Smith, the Gerenas, with Four Diamonds Child Amarie Gerena, and the Johnsons, with Four Diamonds Child Samir Johnson. Atlas also has one legacy family with whom they are not officially paired, the Brobsons, with Four Diamonds Child Claire Brobson. Atlas is most recognizable for their fuzzy pink hats that they wear; these are the result of the need to be recognized on the online video feed of THON when their first THON child Victoria, was still in the hospital. Pink stood out, and Victoria liked the way that the fuzzy hats felt, so they quickly became the defining symbol of the organization.〔(The Daily Collegian - THON fashion: fuzzy pink hats )〕 Atlas was recognized in 2011 by the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center as one of the top 100 organizations nationally that are fighting cancer; they were one of the only student organizations given this honor.〔(Massachusetts General Hospital - The One Hundred )〕 ==History== Atlas was founded in the Fall of 2005 by Matt Sterling and Chris Lucas with help from Boris Minkovich and Naveen Arora, all students in the Penn State Schreyer Honors College dorm in Atherton Hall. Starting with just about 25 students, Atlas was paired with a Four Diamonds family, the Victoria Smith Family, in their first year as an organization. They raised $26,007.85 and were represented by two dancers, Chris Lucas and Boris Minkovich. The second year of Atlas's existence was marked by a significant growth in membership to over 140 members. This growth resulted in the organization raising $86,595.68, which was enough to lead all independent organizations that year. Atlas adopted a second Four Diamonds family, the Claire Brobson Family, along with her siblings Will and Gabe, for THON 2009.〔(Atlas THON page on Brobson family )〕 This was also a record-breaking year for Atlas, as they raised over $200,000, becoming the first independent organization within THON to do so. Atlas shattered all records again in THON 2011, raising over $380,000 and becoming the first non-Greek organization to be the top fundraiser in THON, as well as setting a record for the most money raised by a single organization in a single year. Atlas also raised its one millionth dollar as an organization in 2011.〔(The Daily Collegeian - Atlas Thon reaches $1 million milestone )〕〔(Onward State - Atlas THON Hits $1 Million Mark )〕 For THON 2012, Atlas raised over $102,000 on its first canning weekend, which is the first time in THON's history that a single organization surpassed $100,000 on a single canning weekend. Two days before THON 2012, Atlas was given a third Four Diamonds family, the Gerenas.〔(Atlas Welcomes Third Family this THON )〕 This came as quite a surprise, since most families are assigned to organizations within THON much earlier in the year. Atlas raised $369,224.04 for THON 2012, being the top fundraising organization within THON for the second consecutive year. For THON 2013, Atlas continued to break records. They raised a record $119,067.95 in the first canning weekend,〔http://onwardstate.com/2012/10/08/atlas-thon-first-canning-weekend-total-reveal/〕 then broke that record by raising $144,077.96 in the second canning weekend. These are the two highest totals for a single organization in a single canning weekend in THON history. Atlas smashed the record for most money raised by an organization in one year, raising $560,097.48 for THON 2013. This was the first time that any single organization had raised over $500,000 in a single year for THON and accounted for 4.5% of the overall total money raised for THON 2013. For THON 2015, Atlas smashed canning records again, raising $127,545.10 in the first canning weekend, making it the best first canning weekend of any organization ever and the second best canning weekend overall, behind only themselves. In October of 2015, Atlas was officially paired with the Samir Johnson family who replaced the Brobsons as their third officially paired family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atlas Benefiting THON」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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