UNC Dance Marathon raises over $440,000 for UNC Children's Hospital
Posted Mar 25, 2019
About 1,200 student dancers all rallied to support for the UNC Children’s Hospital. Each dancer was required to raise at least $200 in order to participate, with the choice of dancing for either 12 or 24 hours. The total amount of money raised was revealed at the conclusion of the marathon on Saturday night, adding up to $440,955.07 and beating the 2018 total.
(Daily Tar Heel)
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