DANCE MARATHON RAISES $65,000 FOR CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK

Members of the DM sponsorship committee feel alleviated upon

announcing their fundraising success.

While the Huff was packed with students dancing to save lives, the Dance Marathon 2010 sponsorship committee anxiously counted funds, hoping to have raised enough to significantly benefit Children’s Miracle Network.

“When the total [$65,000] was announced, I felt a sense of relief,” said sophomore Sarah Rainey, DM sponsorship director. “We struggled a little bit, trying to raise money in this economic state, but we pulled it off.”

Although DM 2009 raised $100,000, a difference of $35,000 in comparison, the funds raised this year will still be momentous. The success of DM 2010 will reach local CMN patients who have diseases like cancer, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, pediatric AIDS or are in need of a heart or lung transplant, according to the DM national website.

To donate to a local CMN hospital, or the CMN foundation, visit childrensmiraclenetwork.org. To get involved with DM in the future, contact Campus Activities Council at Student Life in the Union.