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Dance Marathon

Help raise money to benefit Children's of СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Hospital

MCDM

The СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø College Dance Marathon (MCDM) began in 2016 and is the СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø College branch of the Miracle Network Dance Marathon. It is a non-profit organization that aims to raise money and support for children fighting various childhood illnesses. The СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø College Dance Marathon began in 2016 and will celebrate its seventh year in April of 2024. During the first year, MC raised approximately $12,000 and has raised over $480,000 total in the years since. MCDM benefits the Children’s of СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø hospital located in Jackson. When the СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø College Dance Marathon began, Children’s simultaneously broke ground on an expansion project that would triple the size of the hospital. This new expansion at Children’s would include an in-patient and out-patient clinic, a surgical floor, in-patient care rooms, imaging centers, and two NICU floors.

Because Children’s of СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø is the only children’s hospital in the state of СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø as well as the only hospital equipped with Level 4 Critical NICU capabilities, the expansion was a necessary endeavor to serve the community.

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MCDM’s funds have gone toward several different aspects of that expansion project, such as upgrading cancer patient care facilities, two expanded NICU floors, and new imaging rooms.

The MCDM operates with no budget, relying solely on volunteers and donations. Dance Marathon aims to have participation from students and alumni of СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø College in the form of fundraising, attending the event, promotion, and participation.

The main event of the MCDM is a final evening which is referred to as the “Dance Marathon.” At this event, participants dance consistently for six hours to honor the way Children’s of СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø patients fight every day. In addition to dancing, the event consists of special guests, food, in-event fundraising, and the final reveal of the total amount raised that year. The bulk of the fundraising happens before this final event. The evening of dancing acts as culmination of participants’ efforts rather than the sole engine driving fundraising efforts.

Dance Marathon 2024 is scheduled for Thursday, April 11, 2024 and want you to register TODAY!

In 2020, MCDM won the Miracle Maker СÖíÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø. MCDM won this award because they had a 69% marginal increase of funds raised for a Dance Marathon being in the range year 4-6.

Dance Marathon Year Funds Raised
2016 $12,000
2017 $23,312.33
2018 $42,222.42
2019

$71,144.93

2021 $109,500.95
2022

$128,127.90

2023 $102,176.93