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CATEGORIES:Campus-Life,Student Formation,Student Life,Dance Marathon
DESCRIPTION:For a 24th consecutive year\, hundreds of Hope College students
  are putting their time and talents into the campus-wide Dance Marathon fun
 draiser.\n\nOrganized by Hope students\, the 24-hour event is conducted on 
 behalf of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in downtown Grand Rapids\, both t
 o raise funds and to build awareness of the hospital’s work. It will be hel
 d at the college’s Dow Center\, with the main portion of the marathon begin
 ning with a kickoff celebration on Friday\, March 3\, at 6 p.m.\n\nThe tota
 l raised will be announced during a celebration that will begin at 4 p.m. o
 n Saturday\, March 4\, as the Dance Marathon’s 5 p.m. conclusion approaches
 .\n\nMembers of the public are encouraged to observe at any point.  A varie
 ty of events have been scheduled to punctuate the marathon\, including test
 imonies by families served by the hospital\, various performances by studen
 t and local groups\, and the popular annual lip-sync.\n\nActivities on beha
 lf of the marathon began shortly after the beginning of the fall semester a
 nd have involved more than 30 teams organized by student organizations or i
 ndependent groups of students.  The 800-plus Hope students who will be part
 icipating in the March 3-4 Dance Marathon include not only dancers but mora
 le boosters\, and others in a variety of administrative and support roles.\
 n\nTo emphasize the children that the marathon exists to help\, the Dance M
 arathon’s student organizers coordinate a variety of activities during the 
 course of the school year to connect with families and children served by H
 elen DeVos Children’s Hospital.  In addition\, each of the families is pair
 ed with one of the participating student groups.\n\nStudents involved with 
 Dance Marathon have raised funds for the effort in a variety of ways\, from
  a 5K Donut Run during Hope’s fall “One Big Weekend” combining Homecoming a
 nd Family Weekend\; to writing letters to family and friends\; to a silent 
 auction.\n\nAffiliated with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals\, Danc
 e Marathon at Hope is one of more than 400 such efforts at colleges\, unive
 rsities and high schools nationwide. Miracle Network Dance Marathon has rai
 sed more than $350 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since i
 ts inception in 1991.\n\nDance Marathon first came to Hope in March of 2000
 . Though a school of the college’s size was only expected to raise about $5
 \,000 in its first year\, the students raised more than $23\,000. In the 23
  years from 2000 through 2022\, Hope’s Dance Marathon raised a total of mor
 e than $3.6 million.  Last year’s event\, held on Friday-Saturday\, March 4
 -5\, 2022\, raised more than $350\,000.\n\nHelen DeVos Children’s Hospital 
 provides comprehensive clinical care to the children of West Michigan and b
 eyond\, and has consistently been recognized in the U.S. News & World Repor
 t national rankings. It offers advanced pediatric specialty care with more 
 than 300 pediatric providers in more than 50 services and programs.  With p
 artnerships at more than 30 health care facilities\, the hospital also assi
 sts with medical care strategy and education throughout Michigan.\n\nIn ord
 er to help support the vast number of children who visit the hospital each 
 year\, all proceeds from the marathon will go directly towards the funding 
 of special programs that are designed to make the young patients’ visits to
  the hospital more bearable\; helping the families of the children to deal 
 with their illnesses\; and supplies related to treatment and care.\n\nChild
 ren’s Miracle Network Hospitals is an international non-profit organization
  dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for 170 child
 ren’s hospitals throughout North America.\n\nAdditional information about D
 ance Marathon\, including how to make a donation\, is online at hope.edu/of
 fices/student-life/dance-marathon/
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LOCATION:Dow Center
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SUMMARY:Dance Marathon
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URL:https://calendar.hope.edu/event/dance_marathon_4233
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CATEGORIES:Campus-Life,Student Formation,Student Life,Dance Marathon
DESCRIPTION:For a 24th consecutive year\, hundreds of Hope College students
  are putting their time and talents into the campus-wide Dance Marathon fun
 draiser.\n\nOrganized by Hope students\, the 24-hour event is conducted on 
 behalf of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in downtown Grand Rapids\, both t
 o raise funds and to build awareness of the hospital’s work. It will be hel
 d at the college’s Dow Center\, with the main portion of the marathon begin
 ning with a kickoff celebration on Friday\, March 3\, at 6 p.m.\n\nThe tota
 l raised will be announced during a celebration that will begin at 4 p.m. o
 n Saturday\, March 4\, as the Dance Marathon’s 5 p.m. conclusion approaches
 .\n\nMembers of the public are encouraged to observe at any point.  A varie
 ty of events have been scheduled to punctuate the marathon\, including test
 imonies by families served by the hospital\, various performances by studen
 t and local groups\, and the popular annual lip-sync.\n\nActivities on beha
 lf of the marathon began shortly after the beginning of the fall semester a
 nd have involved more than 30 teams organized by student organizations or i
 ndependent groups of students.  The 800-plus Hope students who will be part
 icipating in the March 3-4 Dance Marathon include not only dancers but mora
 le boosters\, and others in a variety of administrative and support roles.\
 n\nTo emphasize the children that the marathon exists to help\, the Dance M
 arathon’s student organizers coordinate a variety of activities during the 
 course of the school year to connect with families and children served by H
 elen DeVos Children’s Hospital.  In addition\, each of the families is pair
 ed with one of the participating student groups.\n\nStudents involved with 
 Dance Marathon have raised funds for the effort in a variety of ways\, from
  a 5K Donut Run during Hope’s fall “One Big Weekend” combining Homecoming a
 nd Family Weekend\; to writing letters to family and friends\; to a silent 
 auction.\n\nAffiliated with the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals\, Danc
 e Marathon at Hope is one of more than 400 such efforts at colleges\, unive
 rsities and high schools nationwide. Miracle Network Dance Marathon has rai
 sed more than $350 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals since i
 ts inception in 1991.\n\nDance Marathon first came to Hope in March of 2000
 . Though a school of the college’s size was only expected to raise about $5
 \,000 in its first year\, the students raised more than $23\,000. In the 23
  years from 2000 through 2022\, Hope’s Dance Marathon raised a total of mor
 e than $3.6 million.  Last year’s event\, held on Friday-Saturday\, March 4
 -5\, 2022\, raised more than $350\,000.\n\nHelen DeVos Children’s Hospital 
 provides comprehensive clinical care to the children of West Michigan and b
 eyond\, and has consistently been recognized in the U.S. News & World Repor
 t national rankings. It offers advanced pediatric specialty care with more 
 than 300 pediatric providers in more than 50 services and programs.  With p
 artnerships at more than 30 health care facilities\, the hospital also assi
 sts with medical care strategy and education throughout Michigan.\n\nIn ord
 er to help support the vast number of children who visit the hospital each 
 year\, all proceeds from the marathon will go directly towards the funding 
 of special programs that are designed to make the young patients’ visits to
  the hospital more bearable\; helping the families of the children to deal 
 with their illnesses\; and supplies related to treatment and care.\n\nChild
 ren’s Miracle Network Hospitals is an international non-profit organization
  dedicated to helping children by raising funds and awareness for 170 child
 ren’s hospitals throughout North America.\n\nAdditional information about D
 ance Marathon\, including how to make a donation\, is online at hope.edu/of
 fices/student-life/dance-marathon/
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SUMMARY:Dance Marathon
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