Hi friends and family! With the DanceBlue fundraising deadline almost here, I'm pushing myself to reach $3500 raised For The Kids. This year I will be dancing 24 straight hours again to support the kids of Kentuckys Children’s Hospital. If you can, please consider donating to this life-changing cause. DanceBlue has touched so many lives and lifted so many hearts, mine being one among hundreds of thousands. This money does so much for children and families fighting the battle of pediatric cancer - things as big as brand new clinics and as seemingly small as a night at a hotel so that a family doesn't have to drive 4 hours back home after their 4 year old just received a chemo treatment. DanceBlue does so much good for so many, and I feel blessed to be such a small part of it. I would be so appreciative for any help towards reaching my how. Below is some info about DanceBlue and how to donate. FOR THE KIDS💙💛💙💛
DanceBlue is a University of Kentucky student-run organization that fundraises year-round and culminates in a 24-hour no sitting, no sleeping dance marathon. All the money that is raised through DanceBlue is donated to the Golden Matrix Fund, established to support the kids of the DanceBlue Kentucky Children's Hospital Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic both today and well into the future through an endowment.
DanceBlue also helps to provide funds to support research at the UK Markey Cancer Center. The Golden Matrix Fund was created to benefit the DanceBlue KCH Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic patients and families. Childhood cancer not only affects the child physically, but it also creates many emotional and financial difficulties for the entire family. The goal of the Golden Matrix Fund is to provide care and support for the kids by bringing comfort to both patients and their families.
This year, Women in Neuroscience has a goal of raising $4,000 for the 2023 DanceBlue Marathon. Please help us reach our fundraising goal by making a gift to our team.
Through 17 years of DanceBlue, more than $19 million has been raised to support:
- The construction of a new hematology/oncology clinic at the Kentucky Children's Hospital that will expand the capacity of the clinic as well as provide a more convenient and comfortable experience for the families.
- The hiring of vital staff in the clinic such as a Child Life Specialist who provides encouragement and distraction to help the child emotionally handle their diagnosis and the treatments.
- A school intervention specialist has been brought on as an advocate for the patients within schools to ensure they do not fall behind in classes as a result of their treatments.
- Patient support programs such as the "Beads of Courage" program that each child receives after cancer treatments.
