By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
The recent Dance Marathon was held at Geneseo High School and according to those in charge of the event, it was a “huge success.”
Amanda Kelly, speaking for the group, said, “Our amazing community helped us raise $25,058.93 for the Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The captains and team members have done amazing things with the help and support of our Geneseo community.”
In the four years since its beginning In Geneseo, the Dance Marathon has raised a total of $105,650.99.
The event is open to high school students who each have raised $25 which is donated to the St. Ambrose Dance Marathon which is then funneled into the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
At the University of Iowa and St. Ambrose University, Dance Marathon is a year-long organization providing support to families receiving treatment at Stead Family’s Children’s Hospital. By holding the Mini Dance Marathon at GHS, the high school students are helping the colleges raise money.
The GHS students are in charge of marketing the Dance Marathon and businesses and community members can help support the effort by donating to an individual, the dance captains, or by supporting the group as a whole.
Selected dance captains work to create an event for dancers and local families. All members individually raise money through the Donor Drive and that money, along with contributions from the community is used to hold the local Mini Dance Marathon in an effort to raise a grand total which is donated to the Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
During the actual Dance Marathon at the high school, students dance, eat, play games, and listen to local families share their personal stories.
For more information, visit https://events.dancemarathon.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=6580.
The contributed photos with this story show the Dance Marathon participants and the amount of money raised in each of the four years the event has been held in Geneseo.
THE AMOUNTS:
2022- DM 1 - $22,750.10
2023 - DM 2 - $27,679.47
2024 - DM 3 - $30,162.49
2025 - DM 4 - $25,058.93
Total thus far = $105,650.99