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<p>As officers of the Jonathan Grula Memorial Foundation, which supports the Four Diamonds Fund, we would like to congratulate the Penn State students on another successful THON.</p><p>Our son, Jonathan Grula, was a Four Diamonds patient who suffered from leukemia. He passed away in September 1999, and the Grula Foundation was formed in order to help other children with cancer through the Four Diamonds Fund.</p><p>To date, we have donated more than $345,000 to the Four Diamonds Fund.</p><p>In 2012, we attended THON as guests of Mr. Charles Millard, co-founder of the Four Diamonds. We were only there on Sunday for Family Day and most of the day was spent sitting in Mr. Millard&#8217;s Box, but by the end of the day, we were physically and emotionally exhausted.</p><p>It&#8217;s impossible to believe that more than 700 students could stay away and dance for 46 hours. At one point in the afternoon, a video montage of the Four Diamonds children who died was shown. We were so impressed with the respect shown by students who were visibly moved by the presentation.</p><p>Everyone who took part in THON should be very proud of themselves by offering such outstanding support to the Four Diamonds Fund.</p><p><strong>Karen and Bob Grula</strong></p><p>Wilkes-Barre Township</p><style>
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Your view: Congratulations to everyone involved in THON