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HuskyTHON's "For The Kids Dance Challenge" Goes Viral

This past January, HuskyTHON at the University of Connecticut issued a challenge to their campus community to participate in a #ForTheKidsDanceChallenge. To accept the challenge, participants had to post a video of themselves dancing to “Can’t Stop The Feeling” by Justin Timberlake and challenge three friends to do the same. Some students even challenged others to either post a video or donate to their fundraising page.

For The Kids Dance Challenge

We are UConnHuskyTHON and we invite you all to participate in our #ForTheKids #DanceChallenge! Post a video of yourself dancing to "Can't Stop the Feeling" and tag three friends to pass it on. You have 18 hours! HuskyTHON is a yearlong fundraising effort by students at the University of Connecticut which culminates in an eighteen hour dance marathon. Funds raised benefit Connecticut Children's Medical Center through Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Posted by HuskyTHON on Monday, January 23, 2017

 

Over the past few weeks, hundreds of people have participated in the challenge, helping to raise awareness for HuskyTHON and the fundraising they’re doing for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Staff at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center:


Alpha Epsilon Phi at the University of Connecticut:

Thank you HuskyTHON for the nomination to do the #ForTheKids #DanceChallenge to raise funds and awareness for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center!We nominate Alpha Epsilon Phi at Tulane University, AEPhi Syracuse, Alpha Epsilon Phi-UMass, Alpha Epsilon Phi at The University of Texas, and Ellen DeGeneres. You have 18 hours to post a video of yourself dancing to "Can’t Stop The Feeling" (and nominate at least 3 people to dance/donate) or donate $10 to HuskyTHON through our DonorDrive!http://events.dancemarathon.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=17770

Posted by AEPhi UConn on Monday, January 23, 2017


Miss Connecticut 2016, Alyssa Taglia:

Thank you, Eliza Lynne Kanner – Miss Fairfield County 2017 for nominating me to participate in the #forthekidsdancechallenge ! I nominate ALL of my Miss America sisters and Miss Connecticut sisters!!! BAD DANCING SAVES LIVES! Thank you South Windsor High School for a great time and for raising funds for Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Posted by Miss Connecticut Eliza Lynne Kanner on Friday, February 3, 2017


The UCONN Dance Team:

Thank you UConn Cheerleading for nominating us to do the HuskyTHON dance challenge! We nominate UConn Marching Band UConn Drumline and Jonathan the Husky! You have 18 hours to post a video dancing to "Can't Stop the Feeling" or donate to HuskyTHON! ?❤

Posted by UConn Dance Team on Tuesday, January 31, 2017


UCONN Marching Band:

Thank you UConn Dance Team for the nomination for the #HuskyTHON #dancechallenge. We nominate UConn Men's Basketball, UConn Women's Basketball, UConn Men's Ice Hockey and UConn Women's Ice Hockey. You can complete the dance challenge or donate to Connecticut Children's Medical Center:http://events.dancemarathon.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.search&filter=team&searchTerm=Uconn+marching+band. The UCMB is always #ForTheKids!

Posted by UConn Marching Band on Sunday, February 5, 2017


Other Miracle Network Dance Marathon programs even got in on the challenge!

RALLYTHON at the University of Vermont:

Thank you HuskyTHON for the nomination to participate in the #ForTheKids #DanceChallenge! RALLYTHON is always inpsired by the work the HuksyTHON community does to raise funds and awareness for your local CMN Hospital, and we could not be more grateful for the connections we have made with you through dance marathon! Keep dancing, we cannot wait to see what miracles are made on February 18th at UConn for the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center!

Posted by RALLYTHON on Wednesday, January 25, 2017


Gonzaga University Dance Marathon:

#ForTheKidsDanceChallenge

Thank you @thsdancemarathon for nominating us! #ForTheKidsDanceChallenge We nominate Wolf Pack Dance Marathon, Cal Poly Dance Marathon and AlohaThon. You have 18 hours to post a video of your team dancing to "Can't Stop The Feeling" or donate to GUDM!

Posted by Gonzaga University Dance Marathon on Tuesday, January 31, 2017


Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan:


Seattle University Dance Marathon:

Thank you Wolf Pack Dance Marathon for nominating us for the #ForTheKidsDanceChallenge ! We now nominate Boise State Dance Marathon to keep it going! You have to respond in 18hrs or donate to SUDM #ForTheKids!

Posted by Seattle University Dance Marathon on Friday, February 3, 2017


Southern Indiana University Dance Marathon:


Wolf Pack Dance Marathon at the University of Nevada, Reno: 

Posted by Wolf Pack Dance Marathon on Thursday, February 2, 2017


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