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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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