Mar 28, 2019 · This weekend, Dance Marathon at the University of Florida will hold its 25 th annual event supporting the kids at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital. Beginning Saturday, thousands of students will gather at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center …
Feb 26, 2019 · Braden River High School’s Key Clubhosted their Dance Marathon and raised $5,514.00 for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. California Polytechnic State University: Cal Poly Dance Marathonbenefits Cottage Children’s Medical Center in Santa Barbara, California. View this post on Instagram $50,032.19!
Mar 05, 2019 · Over the weekend of March 1-3, 29 collegiate and independent high school Dance Marathon programs hosted their annual events, resulting in a total of $7,491,156.26 raised #ForTheKids at local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals! This total makes last weekend the highest fundraising weekend in Miracle Network Dance Marathon history, topping the same …
Apr 16, 2019 · Through April 9-14, 25 collegiate and independent high school Dance Marathon programs hosted their annual events, resulting in a total of over $1.78 million raised #ForTheKids at local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals! This brings the overall Miracle Network Dance Marathon fundraising total to over $34.5 million raised so far in 2019.
Dance Marathon at the University of Florida raised a historic $2,270,311.40 for Children's Miracle Network at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital this past weekend.Apr 15, 2021
Donations go to local hospitals to fund critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, along with innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, child life services that put kids' and families' minds at ease during difficult hospital stays and financial assistance for families who could not otherwise ...
Dance Marathon is a nation wide movement benefiting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, a non-profit organization that raises funds and awareness for more than 170 pediatric hospitals across North America.
Dance Marathon empowers students to become leaders and make a difference in the world. Involvement provides students with a hands-on service-learning experience that develops a sense of community, bringing students and organizations together from all across campus.Aug 27, 2021
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Dance Marathons (also called Walkathons), an American phenomenon of the 1920s and 1930s, were human endurance contests in which couples danced almost non-stop for hundreds of hours (as long as a month or two), competing for prize money.Aug 25, 2003
Modern Day Dance Marathons Dance marathons have been pretty dangerous and humiliating at the same time. Many cities completely outlawed them, but they still exist to this day, just in a tamer form. These competitions usually run from 12-24 hours raising funds for charities, like the Children's Miracle Network.
In 1991, students at Indiana University founded Dance Marathon in the memory of Ryan White, a close friend who was set to go to the university that year and passed away from AIDS/HIV complications following a bad blood transfusion.
In 1991, student Jill Stewart started IU Dance Marathon in honor of her friend, Ryan White, who died from AIDS the year before. Since then, IUDM has raised over $32 million for Riley Hospital for Children, including $4,203,326.23 during the 2017 marathon year.
126 hoursBandana Nepal (born 2001) is a Nepali dancer. As of June 2020 she holds the Guinness World Record for "Longest dance marathon by an individual", for which she danced for 126 hours continuously. Besides dancing, she appeared in a Nepali music video "Chautari".
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Riley Dance Marathons are student-run organizations that support Riley Hospital through year-round fundraising efforts. The fundraising culminates in a multi-hour event where students are awake and on their feet to honor the kids we serve.