Join, Raise, and Share on Child Health Day 2021!
On Child Health Day 2021, Dance Marathon programs across the country rallied together and raised more than $630,367 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and registered 9,190 students to help change kids’ health and change the future.
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Now, more than ever, kids can’t wait. Your support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is invaluable throughout this COVID-19 surge in creating the healthiest future possible for kids. By participating in this movement, you are helping CMN Hospitals address the most challenging health issues of today while preparing for those to come.
On Monday, October 4th, you can join the with thousands of Miracle Network Dance Marathon participants in celebrating Child Health Day and coming together to Join the movement, Raise funds for children’s hospitals, and Share the message that Kids Can’t Wait.
What you need to know:
- Resources: Check out the resources available for Child Health Day planning!
- Messaging: View this blog post for the latest messaging you can use to share why donations make a difference.
- Incentives: If you raise $150 between October 4 – 8, you’ll qualify for an exclusive merch set that includes Miracle Network Dance Marathon socks, temporary tattoos and awesome flame decal! If you raise an additional $350 ($500 total) between October 4 – 8, and qualify for both the merch set AND this Miracle Network Dance Marathon long-sleeved tee and Kids Can’t Wait hat! Learn all you need to know about the incentive here.
- Challenges: Scroll down to see rules and regulations for the Child Health Day leaderboard.
Rules & Regulations for the Child Health Day Leaderboard
CMN Hospitals has created a series of challenges for programs to compete for the opportunity to win a share of $30,000 in monetary prizes for their local children’s hospital through participation in Child Health Day.
Challenges will run from 12 AM ET on October 4, 2021 to 6 AM ET on October 5, 2021.
Leaderboard updates for all three challenges will be posted periodically at dancemarathon.com. Updates will be posted at approximately: 10AM, 1PM, 4PM, 7PM, 10PM ET on October 4th. Winners will be announced on October 5th.
Program Fundraising Average per Registered Participant Challenge:
The 3 Dance Marathon programs that have the highest fundraising average per registered participant on Child Health Day will win a portion of funds for their program. The prize will be distributed among the top three programs, regardless of tier, in proportion with their fundraising average on Child Health Day. Fundraising average will be determined using the total amount fundraised on Child Health Day and the total number of participants registered for the event at the close of the challenge.
Program Registration Challenge:
The Dance Marathon programs that register the most participants on Child Health Day will win a portion of funds for their program. The prize will be distributed among the top program in each tier(*) in proportion to the number of people they register on Child Health Day.
Program Fundraising Challenge:
The Dance Marathon programs that fundraise the most on Child Health Day will win a portion of funds for their program. The prize will be distributed among the top program in each tier(*) in proportion to the amount they raise on Child Health Day.
(*) Programs will be competing against other programs in the same tier:
- High School Tier
- Tier 1: New programs hosting their inaugural Dance Marathon event during the 2021-2022 academic year and programs raising up to $24,999 in 2020-2021.
- Tier 2: Programs that raised between $25,000 and $74,999 in 2020-2021.
- Tier 3: Programs that raised between $75,000 and $149,999 in 2020-2021.
- Tier 4: Programs that raised between $150,000 and $374,999 in 2020-2021.
- Tier 5: Programs that raised over $375,000 in 2020-2021.