November 2018
Alumni Spotlight: Anne Marie Kirk
Do you remember the first time you heard about DanceBlue? I do. I was a sophomore at UK and my friends tried earnestly to convince me to participate in the marathon that year. Honestly, I didn’t exactly understand the hype.
October 2018
Those Magic Moments
We are called to emulate our Creator’s relational character and DanceBlue’s Adopt-A-Family Program makes that possible in some of the most vulnerable states but also in the most fun and spirit-filled moments. Throughout the year of fundraising and raising awareness,
Put a Little Boogie in your Step at the 5K!
Last year, at DanceBlue’s 24 - hour Dance Marathon, one of the song snippets from our line dance had the lyrics, “I am way too young and I won’t stop running.” In a very literal and figurative sense, I will
September 2018
Humans of DanceBlue: Courtney Emery
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vjv-Hue4pHM Name: Courtney Emery Job title: School Intervention Specialist I have been blessed with the opportunity to work in the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hem/Onc clinic for 4 years as the School Intervention Specialist. Working in the DanceBlue Clinic and witnessing
Humans of DanceBlue: Oakley
https://www.youtube.com/embed/hCAi9W9Cq84 Name: Oakley Graves Parents: Lauren and Josh Lucas Age: 4 Type of tumor: Infantile Fibromatosis Lauren: My little girl, Oakley, has a one in two million people diagnosis- a rare benign tumor called Infantile Fibromatosis. Statistically, it will be
Humans of DanceBlue: Meiko Welch
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ENt-eJDcGxg Name: Meiko Welch Job title: Nurse Clinician Years at clinic: 16 Why did you choose your profession? I fell in love with Pediatrics during my last rotation of Nursing school. I loved taking care of the Hematology/Oncology kiddos and
Humans of DanceBlue: Annaliese
https://www.youtube.com/embed/bwBYgITMlw0 Name: Annaliese Thomas Parents: Todd and Serah Thomas Hometown: Lexington, KY Type of cancer: Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Tell me about the moment you found out about Annaliese’s diagnosis? Serah: I was six and a half months pregnant when the
Register for DanceBlue 2019, TODAY!
Coming to the University of Kentucky from out of state was overwhelming, intimidating, a little bit scary. I knew I wanted to get involved and serve others in some capacity, but I had no idea where to start or even
August 2018
Humans of DanceBlue: Kara Gore
I have had the pleasure of working in the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic for almost six years as a licensed clinical social worker. I would like to say that being a proud alumnus of the University of Kentucky
A Year Full of Possibilities
Hello, my name is Tyler Ward and I am very excited to be serving as the Overall Chairman for DanceBlue 2019! This school year represents DanceBlue’s 14thyear of fundraising and dancing for the kids of the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital