Limited Resources

It is THON weekend here! The entire campus is energized with youth, excitement, and, most importantly, hope! THON weekend is the result of a year-long effort, carried out by many individual organizations at Penn State, to raise money for the Four Diamonds fund at the Hershey Medical Center. The Four Diamonds fund helps the families of children with cancer pay for their treatments and instills hope in the hearts of many suffering people. THON itself is a 46 hour no sitting (Compared to what those smiling children have to go through with their treatments, no sitting or sleeping for 46 hours is nothing!) dance marathon. THON is a reminder to all Penn State students that, though buried in stress trying to become astrophysicists and journalists and entrepeneurs, there is still that hint of childhood innocence, and yes, hope left in all of us. We band together, clothed in T-shirts and crazy costumes of many colors, sharing a need for companionship and love with our fellow children. In honor of THON, I decided to adorn myself with something colorful as a reminder that, despite the pressures placed upon me by my cirriculum and my type A personality, I am still a child at heart with vivid dreams, dazzling hopes, and unquenchable passions.

Unfortunately, I did not have my usual jewelry making equiptment with me, so I had to work with limited resources.  I made this bracelet with what I had, some ribbon and a few colorful paper clips. I found it quite difficult to make without my handy-dandy plyers, but I finished it none-the-less. Despite the shoddy craftmanship and the very amateur appearance, I am proud of my little bracelet. The imperfection is a prominent reminder that children are imperfect, but, with their unending faith and love, they can achieve many things!