Students at Northwestern University dance for a CURE
CURE was selected to be the 2007 primary beneficiary of the Northwestern
Dance Marathon. One of the world’s largest student–run philanthropies, Dance
Marathon is a dance-a-thon involving over 600 students at Northwestern
University. Students began raising money for CURE in the fall.
Their efforts culminated the first weekend in March as they celebrated their
hard work with thirty hours of dancing. As the primary beneficiary, CURE
received 90% of all proceeds raised during this time. Our partnership with
Dance Marathon doubled our fundraising efforts for the year.
Six hundred dancers and 400 committee members pulled together to make this
effort a huge success. Nadia Rawls, event co-chair said, "We are incredibly
proud of DM07's success and are so grateful to the wonderful partnership we
developed with CURE and with our dedicated liaison, Kathy Dodd. Everyone
involved in DM07 loved getting to know the families behind CURE and through
that relationship, we have raised awareness about epilepsy on campus and in
our community."
CURE greatly appreciates the opportunity we had to work with the students on
increasing awareness about CURE, epilepsy, and the daily struggles of those
dealing with repeated seizures.
To learn more about the Dance Marathon, click here.
Photos from the event. Click to enlarge.
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