SIUE Dance Marathon Raises $29K for Children's Charities
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Hundreds of participants joined in a dance marathon Saturday at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to help raise funds and awareness for St. Louis children’s hospitals.
SIUE's Fourth Dance Marathon raised approximately $29,000 according to Sarah Laux, assistant director for Community Engagement at SIUE’s Kimmel Student Involvement Center.
The community project raised money for Children’s Miracle Network of Greater St. Louis, which provides support to St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.
The marathon started at noon Saturday, Feb. 27 and ended at midnight Sunday, Feb. 28.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville provides students with a high quality, affordable education that prepares them for successful careers and lives of purpose. Built on the foundation of a broad-based liberal education, and enhanced by hands-on research and real-world experiences, the academic preparation SIUE students receive equips them to thrive in the global marketplace and make our communities better places to live. Situated on 2,660 acres of beautiful woodland atop the bluffs overlooking the natural beauty of the Mississippi River’s rich bottomland and only a short drive from downtown St. Louis, the SIUE campus is home to a diverse student body of more than 14,000.
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L-R: Emma McCann, a junior in the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior; and Dylan Stanley, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, put their heart and feet into the dance number.
SIUE students enjoy a good time, dancing the hours away.
