I have been fortunate to be involved in DanceBlue since I was a freshman in high school when older students, who were familiar with DanceBlue at UK, decided to start a mini marathon at my school. I wasn’t sure what DanceBlue was, but I loved being involved in different student organizations and DanceBlue sounded fun.
I first heard about DanceBlue during my freshman year of high school. A few of my friends in the grade above me were starting a mini marathon at Henry Clay. I signed up to participate mostly to support them in making the event a success, but quickly my passion for the organization developed. One of
This past weekend, history was made. Thousands of University of Kentucky students, faculty, alum, friends, and family gathered in Memorial Coliseum in celebration of a year’s worth of hard work and fundraising for kids of the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic. After 24 hours of no sitting or sleeping, so many fun games, a
While scrolling through your social media, you may see an abundance of students asking for donations for DanceBlue. When you see these posts, it is important to understand why college students ask everyone they know to donate to this organization. In my three years of being on the DanceBlue Committee, I have seen students ask
Congratulations on finishing the fall semester! Whether you finished with flying colors or barely made it through, we are proud of your hard work and dedication this past semester and hope you are thoroughly enjoying the winter break. Winter break is a great time to catch up on things you may have put off
Today was a very special day! In the lobby of the Kentucky Children’s Hospital, the DanceBlue Hematology/Oncology Clinic was given a check for $100,000 from Hyundai’s Hope on Wheels Program. Given to 25 hospitals across the United States, the Impact Awards are used for programmatic support for the selected institution’s pediatric oncology department. This grant
Have you procrastinated on fundraising? Don't worry! We've been there. February 3rd is the final day to donate to DanceBlue in order for a donation to go to a specific dancer, so if you're in need of some fundraising ideas, we have you covered. 1. Skip the latté. We know you love coffee, but hey,
