Just like the well known Walk-a-Thon (think March of Dimes) or Dance Marathon (think THON, for all you central PA and Penn State folks) the Serve-a-Thon is primarily a fundraiser. Participants obtain sponsors who pledge a donation for completion of the task, eg. dancing for 48 hours, walking 5K, etc.
In the case of the Serve-a-Thon, the raising of much needed funds for a great organization is not the ONLY benefit! Participants will be helping many other charitable, non-profit, or service groups during their day of service, in some cases, performing tasks that are time consuming or would cost that organization money (landscaping, clean-up). So when you donate to Serve-a-Thon, you are not just donating to the school, but to all the places we serve too! Finally, the learning experience for the kids is tremendous, and my favorite benefit of the Serve-a-Thon.
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