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4 unusual facts about Thon


Aubenton

Another tower on private land is visible from the road along the Thon

Aubenton derives its name from its location near the confluence (in the commune of Hannappes to the east) of the Aube (Thon) and the Thon.

Jog-A-Thon

During a Jog-A-Thon, participants jog as many laps as they can within a specified time period, usually less than an hour.

Jubilee Bunt-a-thon

It was created in association with the National Trust to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.


Accounting for Lawyers

Knowing that Jeff has gone off to spend time with Alan, Chang (Ken Jeong) tries to persuade the group to let him join their team to compete in the school's Pop 'n' Lock-a-thon competition for their diversified Oktoberfest celebrations.

Brice Catherin

Since its creation le Car de Thon has worked together with more than fifty people, among who one may notice the musicians Anne Gillot, Rachel Kolly d'Alba, Yannick Barman, Tomas Korber, Christophe Schweizer; the dancers Corina Pia and Foofwa d’Imobilité;, the set director Delphine Rosay;, the illustrators and painters Baladi, Blakam, Andréas Kündig, Jean-Christophe Menu, Olivier Texier, Tom Tirabosco,.

Canadian Tamil Congress

The Sri Lankan government strongly criticised Amnesty International Canada for accepting a grant of Canadian $50,000 by CTC, which it raised at the 2011 Canadian Tamil Walk-A-Thon at Thomson Memorial Park, Scarborough.

Cutco

The Foundation has donated to Pi Sigma Epsilon's annual Pro-Am Sell-A-Thon, an annual sales competition for college students.

Dana Andersen

In 2005, Andersen exported the Die-Nasty company's annual Soap-A-Thon to England, working with legendary British theatre artist Ken Campbell to produce a 36 hour long soap opera in London.

Deaf climbers

Community services for the deaf hosts a climb a thon which provides services for individuals who are deaf in the Cincinnati area.

Fred the Undercover Kitty

Fred was later honored on July 8, 2006, at "Broadway Barks 8!", the New York City Theater District’s dog and cat adopt-a-thon benefit hosted by Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters.

Jeff Haslam

He has been part of the management structure of Teatro's home, the Varscona Theatre, since its creation in 1994 and produces, hosts or performs in many theatre related events there including, for the last eighteen years, the live improvised soap opera Die-Nasty and its annual fundraising event The Die-Nasty Soap-A-Thon.

Marin Rowing Association

The Erg-A-Thon took place from February 2 to February 3, 2013 at Bon Air Shopping Center in Greenbrae, California.

Minneapolis Jewish Federation

The Super Sunday phone-a-thon is an annual fundraising event held by many of the 155 Jewish federations located in North America.

Olav Thon

Olav Thon (born 29 June 1923 in Ål, Hallingdal) is a Norwegian real estate developer and listed in the Forbes list of billionaires as the 198th richest person in the world with a net worth of $6 billion as of March 2013.


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