The Four Diamonds Fund
"Charles and Irma Millard established Four Diamonds in 1972 after the death of their 14 year old son, Christopher. Shortly before losing his battle with cancer, Christopher wrote a story about the great knight Sir Millard who sought out the four diamonds of Courage, Wisdom, Honesty, and Strength in order to be released from the evil grips of the sorceress. These diamonds symbolized the attributes that he believed were necessary to overcome cancer and thus Four Diamonds received its name."
Financial Support...
The Four diamonds Fund provides financial support for children treated at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital to pay for expenses not covered by insurance as well as other costs that would put a burden on the families like rent, car repairs, or household utilities
Research Support...
Since 1993, Four Diamonds has annually supported research projects that relate to pediatric cancer conducted at the Penn State College of Medicine. In 1999, the Fund established the Four Diamonds Pediatric Cancer Research Center.
All Funds are raised by individual donations, various Mini-THONS, and Penn State's annual THON.