DanceBlue is an amazing experience for everyone involved. Here are a few stories of why Kat Flynn the Operations Chair and Katie Foxworth the Programming Chair got involved in DanceBlue:
One thing that I have gained from volunteering at the clinic and hanging out with the DanceBlue families at festivities much like the one that we just had, is a sense of joy. These children are truly an inspiration. Just being able to watch them interact with one another and with us, they have a gravitating happiness about them that you can't help but want to be around them. One little princess sticks out to me as she playfully hopped with her candy from one craft station to the next... (Continued - Click Read more below)
We just had our extremely fun annual Fall Festival! There were princesses, bees and ladybugs, and the Harry Potter characters even made a special showing to this event! I first want to send a special thank you to our Family Relations Team. They did an absolutely wonderful job of organizing and making this memorable event even possible. It is not everyday that you get to dress up in your favorite costume, eat candy and enjoy making crafts next to kids that inspire you. Thank you families for spending your Halloween Saturday with us!
University of Kentucky DanceBlue
Student Volunteer Center
106 Student Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0030
(859) 257-9385
It is the mission of the University of Kentucky Dance Marathon, DanceBlue, to create a multi-faceted organization that operates through the support and leadership of the UK students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the Lexington community. The organization enhances the lives of children and families suffering from childhood cancer through the Golden Matrix Fund, and therefore serves the Bluegrass by assisting those treated at the University of Kentucky Pediatric Oncology Clinic.