Dance Marathon Fundraising Recap: Nov. 8-10
Between November 8-10, 15 collegiate Dance Marathon programs hosted their annual events, resulting in a total of over $1.6 million raised #ForTheKids at local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals!
This brings the overall Miracle Network Dance Marathon fundraising total to over $36.8 million raised so far in 2019.
Keep scrolling to see the incredible fundraising totals that students achieved for their local CMN Hospitals.
Bellarmine University:
Bellarmine University Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 8-9 and raised a total of over $35,000, a 37% increase over their 2018 total, benefitting Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Ky.
https://www.facebook.com/BellarmineU/videos/2401904060083465/
Capital University:
Crusaderthon at Capital University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and raised a total of over $6,390, benefitting Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
Christopher Newport University:
Captathon at Christopher Newport University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 8 and raised a total of over $27,000, benefitting Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Va.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4oZBNsnl7V/
Cornell University:
Big Red Thon at Cornell University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9-10 and raised a total of $27,083.94, benefitting Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4s0wmijVui/
Elmhurst College:
BluejayTHON at Elmhurst College hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9. Their annual fundraising total of $4,738 represents a 7% increase over their 2018 total and will benefit Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Ill.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rECCBHwu6/
Georgetown University:
hoyaTHON at Georgetown University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and raised a total of over $73,000, benefitting Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C. In July, hoyaTHON received the national Best New Dance Marathon award for their incredible work in the program’s inaugural year. Even more impressive, their 2019 fundraising total represents a 79% increase over their 2018 total.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4q850PAj1Q/
Hofstra University:
Hofstra University Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and raised a total of over $12,000, benefitting Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York in Long Island, N.Y.
Johns Hopkins University:
HOPthon at Johns Hopkins University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and raised a total of over $31,000 over the past year, benefitting Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Md.
Purdue University:
Purdue University Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9-10 and raised a total of over $1,065,000, benefitting Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Ind. This year’s total brings their 15-year cumulative fundraising total to over $8.97 million raised by Purdue University students and alumni.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4uyvVGHZz6/
St. Norbert College:
St. Norbert College Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and raised a total of over $55,000, benefitting Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wis.
Syracuse University:
OttoTHON at Syracuse University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and raised a total of $202,428.56, benefitting Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y. Their event features one of the coolest traditions in the entire national Dance Marathon movement. During the event, all of the participants walk to the children’s hospital, located right across the street from their campus, and perform their Morale Dance for all of the patients currently in the hospital to watch from their window.
https://www.facebook.com/OttoTHONatSyracuseUniversity/videos/395777134663268/
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi:
TAMUCC Dance Marathon at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 8 and raised a total of over $10,000, benefitting Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas.
University of Alabama at Huntsville:
UAH Dance Marathon at the University of Alabama at Huntsville hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and raised a total of $13,290, a 13% increase over their 2018 total, benefitting Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4rErcGhJDy/
University of New Haven:
ChargerTHON at the University of New Haven hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 benefitting Connecticut Children’s Hospital in Hartford, Conn.
Utah State University:
Aggiethon at Utah State University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 9 and beat their goal of $30,000, raising a total of $35,468.19, benefitting Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. In their second year, Aggiethon increased their fundraising by 136% over their 2018 total!
Upcoming Dance Marathons:
November 14:
Mississippi College
November 15:
Brown University
Indiana University
Montclair State University
November 16:
Baltimore Boogie
Pace University
University of Cincinnati
University of Lynchburg
University of Southern Indiana
Washington University in St. Louis
Wright State University
November 22:
Augusta University
Rowan University
November 23:
DePauw University
Saint Louis University
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
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 $250 million–ensuring that no child or family fights pediatric illness or injury alone.
Learn more about Miracle Network Dance Marathon: