NEWS BRIEF: Dance marathon at UGA raises funds for CHA
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta benefits as students ‘dance this mess around’
Photo credit: Courtesy UGA Miracle
The University of Georgia’s largest student-run philanthropy group has announced it raised $1,167,175.22 for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta by getting students and faculty to dance. Nearly 2,500 students representing 50 organizations gathered on campus over the weekend for UGA Miracle’s annual Dance Marathon. Beginning at noon on Saturday and ending on Sunday afternoon, they “danced, enjoyed live music and continued fundraising for the final few hours of a yearlong effort,” according to a UGA release. news.uga.edu