BAMAthon, a 12-hour dance marathon for charity, returns Saturday to the Student Center ballroom, beginning at 10 a.m. with more than 1,200 UA students participating..
Our organization is a year-long commitment consisting of family events for kids to be kids, dancer events for individuals to build connections within our organization, and fundraising so we can eliminate some of the financial burdens that come with a pediatric cancer diagnosis..
Dance marathons (or marathon dances) are events in which people dance or walk to music for an extended period of time.
They started as dance contests in the 1920s and developed into human endurance contests, or exploitative entertainment events during the Great Depression in the 1930s..
Miracle Network Dance Marathon is a program at Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
It is a student led, year - round philanthropic movement, uniting students at over 400 colleges, universities and high schools across the United States and Canada..
Donations benefit local member hospitals to fund critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, along with innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, child life services that put kids' and families' minds at ease during difficult hospital stays and financial assistance for families who could not .
