Dance Marathon Fundraising Totals: Sept. 28 – Nov. 2, 2019
Between September 28 and November 2, 11 collegiate and independent high school Dance Marathon programs hosted their annual events, resulting in a total of over $295,000 raised #ForTheKids at local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals!
This brings the overall Miracle Network Dance Marathon fundraising total to over $35.2 million raised so far in 2019.
Keep scrolling to see the incredible fundraising totals that students achieved for their local CMN Hospitals.
Angelo State University:
Angelo State University Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on October 9 as a part of their campus’s Homecoming activities. The students raised over $10,000, a 60% increase over their 2018 total, benefitting Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas.
https://www.facebook.com/ASUHomecoming/photos/a.10152338963986427/10157451222981427/?type=3&theater
California State University, Fresno:
Fresno State Dance Marathon, hosted on November 2 by the Eta Zeta chapter of Phi Mu, raised a total of $22,556 benefitting Valley Children’s Hospital in Fresno, Calif. Their fundraising total is an incredible 120% increase over their 2018 total.
https://www.facebook.com/Bulldogathon/photos/a.2346540522262644/2390551227861573/?type=3&theater
Central High School (Burlington, Ill.):
Central High School in Burlington, Ill. hosted their “Music for Miracles” Dance Marathon event on November 2, with their fundraising benefitting Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in Chicago, Ill.
Children’s Bridges Dance Marathon (Illinois):
Children’s Bridges Teen Leadership Council, a teen-led organization comprised of high school students from several schools in the Chicago area, hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 2. Their fundraising total of over $92,000 is a 38% increase over their 2018 total, benefits Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Ill.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4ayGIohbqI/
Creighton University:
Creighton Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on September 28, with their fundraising t0tal of $52,178.90 benefitting Children’s Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3DeD08B3Jq/
Jacksonville State University:
The Kappa Sigma chapter of Phi Mu at Jacksonville State University hosted their Dance Marathon event on October 24. Their fundraising total of $21,441.75, a 25% increase over their 2018 total, benefits Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DEvebDgaI/
Lehigh University:
Hawkathon at Lehigh University hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 2, with their fundraising benefitting Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pa. Their total of over $33,000 is a 25% increase over their 2018 total.
Lyon College:
Lyon College’ Phi Mu chapter hosted their Dance Marathon event on October 19, with their fundraising benefitting Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. Their total of $6,573 is a 75% increase over their fundraising total in 2018.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B30f_YJFgAg/
Southern Methodist University:
SMU Dance Marathon hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 2, with their fundraising benefitting Children’s Health in Dallas, Texas. The students were excited to host SMU alumnus, Connor Saeli, from ABC’s The Bachellorette and Bachelor in Paradise, at their event. SMU also shared videos on their Instagram in the days leading up to their event with Saeli sharing facts about Children’s Health to inspire participants with their fundraising..
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4a0oi0gFmg/
University of Findlay:
Circle K’s UF Miracle at the University of Findlay hosted their Dance Marathon event on November 2, with their fundraising benefitting Mercy Children’s Hospital in Toledo, Ohio.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4YlBBZpj19/
Viterbo University:
Miracle at Viterbo hosted their Dance Marathon event on October 5, with their fundraising benefitting Gundersen Health System serving the La Crosse and Eau Claire, Wis. communities.
https://www.facebook.com/miracleatviterbo/photos/pcb.1754063378070654/1754057141404611/?type=3&theater
Upcoming Dance Marathons:
November 8:
Bellarmine University
Christopher Newport University
Texas A&M, Corpus Christi
November 9:
Capital University
Cornell University
Elmhurst College
Georgetown University
Hofstra University
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Purdue University
St. Norbert College
Syracuse University
University of Alabama at Huntsville
University of New Haven
Utah State University
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.
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