why i thon

I THON for the Hoglunds, the Fleagles, and so that kids can focus on being kids.

On a more personal level, I THON for my late Uncle Rob, who passed away from lymphoblastic lymphoma, and my Oma who has battled both ovarian and breast cancer. While, my Uncle passed away when I was very young, both my mom and Oma have always told me that I am a carbon copy of him. Each day I try to honor his legacy by being the best person I can be.

THON, through PBL over the past years have given me an opportunity to make an impact on those fighting childhood cancer and an opportunity to make my uncle proud. When I am at THON weekend in the BJC, when I shave my head, or attend a THON fundraiser, I am always thinking about the potential impact that our org can have on curing this horrible disease.

I THON so that one day no parent will ever have to worry about cancer taking away their child and kids can be free to worry about sports and video games and all the fun things of childhood.

(Jack pictured in middle)