Oscar Channer of Arlington was one of more than 1,100 current University of Iowa students who participated in the 30th annual student-led Dance Marathon, which generated more than $1.4 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
The final tally raised by the students was $1,454,929, a total that pushed the amount of support generated by marathon over the course of its 30-year history to more than $35 million.
It was Channer’s first year participating in the event, which celebrates students’ year-round dedication to the children and families who have received treatment at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Participants fund-raise for 365 days to reach their individual goals.
Dance Marathon works to create special projects to provide emotional and financial support to families treated at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, with an emphasis on pediatric cancer and bone-marrow-transplant patients. In addition, Dance Marathon pledged $2.2 million to fund a specialist position to ensure patients are provided the emotional support they need.
