We’ve partnered with a new organization, and HopeWatch is going to college. We’ve teamed up with Emory Miracle Marathon, and we couldn’t be more excited.
Emory Miracle Marathon was started in 2002. On March 22, 2008 participants and organizations came together for entertainment, games, and dancing. All of this was going on while Emory Miracle Marathon was raising money to make miracles happen at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Of course every Dance Marathon has to have a morale dance. This is where participants learn a choreographed dance to a mix of popular songs and then showcase it at the end of the fundraiser. Since they began in 2002 Emory Miracle Marathon has raised close to $150,000 for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
We were inspired by the idea of college kids taking time out of their lives to help a great organization like Children’s. I had the pleasure of meeting Lauren and Terilyn at Children’s Miracle Network. They had seen our watches from a few events that we’d done with Children’s and thought it would be a great idea to have us team up with the college non-profits. After Lauren and Terilyn pitched the idea of teaming up with us, Lydia, the Emory Miracle Marathon President, got in touch with me.
In talking to her I got to better understand their organization so I’ll pass that along. Emory Miracle Marathon is a student run, non-profit organization that benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, a hospital of the Children’s Miracle Network. They unite the University campus with the Atlanta community through special events and member fundraising efforts to raise money for the kids. Each spring the grand total is revealed at the annual twelve-hour Dance Marathon event. Seriously, 12 hour dance marathon.
You can find them on Twitter (@EmoryMM) and Facebook (search "Emory's Dance Marathon") so be sure to visit their sites and support their cause, it’s all being done for the kids.
