This past Saturday, April 1st, 2017, I participated in my first Dance Marathon at Georgia College. Here are some of my highlights and reasons to participate in dance marathon in years to come.
1. You WILL make friends.
Trust me, at first you think you are the odd one out, but that will only last about two seconds.
2. Dancing is a workout!
You can prep for Dance Marathon by not doing anything, because for those twelve hours, you will be doing something!
3. Getting to sit and write letters to the miracle kids!
It is an awesome opportunity to give your ankles a rest and write some sweet and encouraging notes to the miracle kids and their families.
4. The Miracle Kids and their families!
These children gave us purpose. When our ankles felt like it wasn’t worth it anymore; we would take a knee and listen to the reason these kids stood before us, and it gave us a huge amount of motivation!
5. Becoming a family and doing the morale dance!
Learning the 10-minute dance in 12 hours brings you together like you wouldn’t imagine.
6. The BIG REVEAL!!
After 12 hours of dancing and just being having a good time, we see the fruits of our effort come to life in a number!
This year I was a part of HISTORY, and we raised $222,492.56!
Can’t wait to do all again next year!