Dance Marathon

This year I joined Key Club and I am so glad I did! It has introduced me to so many new things! The one I want to talk about today is the Dance Marathon! In Iowa the most well known one is The University of Iowa's Dance Marathon! This is way bigger my schools like 50 people who show up but its still fun. Anyways at our one this year some Iowa girls came down and they recruited me and a few of my friends as soon as they heard me say that I have always been curious and interested in theirs!! Our dance marathon was only like 3 hours and I was tired but I am excited to go to the BIG EVENT this year anyways! A little bit more about the dance is they raise financial and emotional support for kids who have pediatric cancer being treated at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. They do events all throughout the year with the families, but it all leads up to the BIG EVENT in February! The BIG EVENT is a 24-hour dance where we don't sit, we don't sleep, and we don't drink caffeine! Sounds pretty tough but it truly isn't so I have heard! At the BIG EVENT I have been told there are a lot of fun events. You obviously get to dance with your friends, you get to dance with some of the cancer patients, you get to hear families speak about what they have gone through and how Dance Marathon has helped them! Apparently there are games- both video games, and games like life-sized candy land and lots of food to eat too! If you are with a group that either raises the most money or gets the most points from going to different events you get to go to swim at the Iowa rec Center. And apparently that is just a few of the great things about the BIG EVENT!
For more factual information, this is also on my page but it says;
"Dance Marathon is a student-run philanthropy dedicated to supporting oncology patients being treated at The University of Iowa Children's Hospital. It is a year-round organization that culminates with a 24 hour long BIG Event in February. To date, Dance Marathon has raised over $12.7 million dollars for children being treated for cancer.
Gifts to Dance Marathon are made through The University of Iowa Foundation, a nonprofit IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) organization that is structurally separate from The University of Iowa. The University of Iowa Foundation exists solely for the UI's benefit, serving as the preferred channel for private gifts to all areas of the University."
Hear is a list showing you how what you are donating can help!

$7 pays for a meal at the hospital

$11 pays for a “Cancer Fears Me” chemo cap

$15 pays for an overnight stay at the Ronald McDonald House

$17 pays for just ONE day of parking at the hospital

$20 pays for DVD’s and video games to fill the playrooms

$40 pays for a food and beverage cart for a grieving family

$55 pays for a peace plant for a grieving family

$75 pays for playtime activities in the hospital for 12 patients

$100 pays for a Gift Card for each family to purchase holiday gifts for their family

$150 pays for the monthly meeting of the sibling support group

$200 pays for the Continental Breakfast for every unit every Friday

$250 pays for a new wig for a child who has lost his/her hair

$300 pays for a hospital party for 15 patients

$326 pays for a sibling of a pediatric cancer patient to attend a summer camp

$425 pays for a pediatric cancer patient to attend summer camp

$600 pays for a dinner out of the hospital for TEN families

$1,000 pays for pharmacy medications for one YEAR

$1,500 pays for a semester scholarship for a cancer survivor

$5,000 pays for funeral expenses for a child dancing in our hearts

Please help me out raise $400! Every donation can help! This is a link to my page and where I got a lot of the info! Leah Beman Dance Marathon Donations