TigerThon

On Saturday, April 14th, 2018, hundreds of people will flock the NASH from 5 to 11 PM to participate in the plethora of activities that TigerThon have to offer, including raffles, auctions, NERF battles, face painting, bouncy houses, and, of course, the dance itself. This will be the fourth TigerThon, and the second year that NASH has worked with Children’s Hospital and Pennies From Heaven.

Last year, with an attendance of over a thousand, the event raised over $36,000, and the student organizers and adviser Sharon Volpe hope to make tthis year’s event an even greater success.

“We have hopes to raise more than last year,” Volpe said. “But the thing that I try to emphasize each year is that we should try to make a few thousand and be thankful when we have more.”

Several student organizations including multiple varsity sports teams and the NABA Allstars and the faculty that participated in the charity basketball game came together to make TigerThon an event to remember. Marissa Lambert, one of the student leaders in charge, told The Uproar that “[w]e started preparing for a TigerThon all the way back in July. Since we do events throughout the year, it’s really important that we plan out everything from the start.”

This commitment has not stopped with the approach of TigerThon, however, as evidenced by the appearance of posters promoting the event in the hallways and stairwells.

“It is a pretty amazing community event,” said Volpe. “I think that it is always important for the younger students to see the good that is happening at this event so they will plan for it when they are older.  And when the elementary kids dance with the high school kids – it really could not be any cuter than it is.”

I never knew that planning one single night could involve this much detail,” Lambert added. “But every member of TigerThon has worked tremendously hard to ensure that all of those details are worked out. It hasn’t all been easy, but when we think about the cause and the lives we impact, we know that every little task we do is a privilege.”