Pitt Dance Marathon, a student-led philanthropic organization at the University of Pittsburgh, hosted a roughly 10-hour dance marathon this Saturday in the Charles L. Cost Sports Center in celebration of their yearlong fundraising efforts. The organization raises money to benefit UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, which is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Color-coordinated teams, which.
Pitt Dance Marathon held its 18th annual fundraiser on March 23 in the Cost Sports Center. According to PDM president Anna Jacobs, the success of the event is due in large part to the network of supporters who raise money and attend the event.
Fifteen candidates are vying for the Spirit of Pitt award as part of this year’s Homecoming week festivities. Two students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement and service to the Pitt community will win, each earning $1,500 in student resource funds from the Pitt Alumni Association. Online voting, open to all Pitt students, runs from.
Pitt Dance Marathon announced that they exceeded their fundraising goal of $17,000 for UPMC Children’s Hospital on Monday night. Their 12-hour fundraising push raised $24,980.51, breaking last year’s record of $21,000. Anna Jacobs, a senior dietetics and nutrition major and the president of Pitt Dance Marathon, said they relied on human connections to meet their.
Members of the Pitt community, including various Pitt Greek Life organizations and the cheer team, gathered at the Charles L. Cost Sports Center on Saturday for a 12-hour dance marathon celebrating the culmination of Pitt Dance Marathon’s year-long fundraising efforts. This year, PDM participants raised more than $340,000 to benefit UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh,.