Dance Marathons Raise Over $2.8 Million, March 5-8
After a record-breaking fundraising year for the Miracle Network Dance Marathon movement in 2019, with over 400 colleges, universities, and K-12 schools raising over $42.8 million for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, the 2020 year is already off to a great start!
During the week of March 4-8, 28 colleges and independent high schools schools hosted their Dance Marathon events and collectively raised over $5.28 million #ForTheKids treated in their local communities!
Keep scrolling to see the incredible fundraising totals that students achieved for their local CMN Hospitals.
Archbishop Carroll High School:
PatrioThon at Archbishop Carroll High School hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 6. The students fundraised over $44,000, a 19% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c1fxQB75-/
Augustana College:
Augustana College Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 6. The students fundraised over $7,000, benefitting the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9iEzozBPfj/
Calvin University:
Calvin Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $30,409, an incredible 83% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9eYpIahYxU/
Central College:
Central College Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $10,000, benefitting the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9e4tjEl8ED/
Claremont Colleges:
5C Dance Marathon, a joint organization uniting the five colleges that make up Claremont Colleges, hosted their inaugural Dance Marathon event on March 6. In their first year, the students fundraised over $13,700, benefitting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Calif.
Columbus State University:
CSU Cougarthon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 5. The students fundraised over $8,000, an 8% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Piedmont Columbus Regional in Columbus, Ga.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9chMhiALDd/
Florida State University:
Dance Marathon at Florida State University hosted their 25th annual Dance Marathon event on March 6-8. The students fundraised over $1.94 million, benefitting UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville, Fla. and the FSU College of Medicine Pediatric Outreach Program.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hcbPnF-GD/
Franklin College:
Franklin College Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 6-7. The students fundraised over $24,000, benefitting Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Ind.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cRfKaFmLR/
Georgia Institute of Technology:
For The Kids at Georgia Tech hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $263,000, benefitting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hOeFiFJrY/
Georgia Southern University:
Miracle at Georgia Southern University hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $23,000, a 69% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Augusta, Ga.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dCTAShoLH/
Hamline University:
Hamline University Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students’ fundraising benefits Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in Minneapolis, Minn.
Hope College:
Hope College Dance Marathon hosted their 21st annual Dance Marathon event on March 6-7. The students fundraised over $370,000, a 9% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. This year’s total helped their organization surpass a total of $3 million raised for their hospital in their 21-year history.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cuCMJgOs0/
Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis:
Jagathon at IUPUI hosted their 19th annual Dance Marathon event on March 7-8. The students fundraised over $607,000, the largest total in their 19-year history, benefitting Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Ind.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dzdqgA9nV/
Kent State University:
KSU Flashathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $46,000, benefitting Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ej5dNhNqo/
Lincoln-Way East High School:
Lincoln-Way East High School (Frankfurt, Ill.) hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $14,000, benefitting Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Ill.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9g8hvBDMWm/
Montana State University:
Montanathon at Montana State University hosted their second annual Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $32,000, a 5% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Shodair Children’s Hospital in Helena, Mont.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dRYyBAIEW/
Parkway Central High School:
Parkway Central High School (Chesterfield, Mo.) hosted their inaugural Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $25,000, benefitting St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9iQ_Jmh8oX/
Riverview High School:
Riverview High School (Sarasota, Fla.) hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 6. The students fundraised over $20,000, a 48% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ajKemnbgZ/
Sacramento State University:
Hornet Dance Marathon at Sacramento State University hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $10,000, benefitting UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento, Calif.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hZQ7qJwPE/
Sewanee: The University of the South:
Sewanee Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $8,000, a 29% increase over their 2019 fundraising total, benefitting Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
https://www.facebook.com/SewaneeDanceMarathon/photos/a.770441306633271/1130579133952818/?type=3&theater
Simpson College:
Simpson College Stormathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised $15,000, benefitting the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dG4pTlzpu/
The Carleton W. Washburne School:
Washburne Skokie Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 6. The students fundraised for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Ill.
University of Maryland:
Terp Thon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $534,000, benefitting Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C.
University of Oklahoma:
Soonerthon hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised $1,033,102, a 15% increase over their 2019 fundraising total and the highest total in their organization’s history, benefitting the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Oklahoma City, Okla.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9dcbfvB3jr/
University of South Florida, St. Petersburg:
Dance Marathon at USFSP hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 4. The students fundraised over $2,700, benefitting Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.
University of Texas at Austin:
Texas THON hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 8. The students fundraised over $180,000, benefitting Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9hEXsVj1Hf/
University of Wisconsin, Platteville:
Dance Marathon at UW-Platteville hosted their Dance Marathon event on March 7. The students fundraised over $5,700, benefitting Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisc.
https://www.facebook.com/UWPDanceMarathon/posts/2823926011001628?__tn__=-R
Miracle Network Dance Marathon is an international movement, involving over 400 colleges, universities and K-12 schools across North America that fundraise for their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Since its inception in 1991, Miracle Network Dance Marathon has raised more than $300 million–ensuring that no child or family fights pediatric illness or injury alone.
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