30 HOURS. 804 DANCERS. 1 UNIVERSITY.
TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
“I ate ice cream outside. I like Candyland here, this (place) is called Candyland … I like dancing and all of the songs, (and) I like all of you.” GABRIELLA FLORES Gamma Phi Beta Sorority’s “Adopt-a-Child”
“Seeing the kids go on stage was really nice and brought us together as a community.” BRIAN DIFIORE Member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTGRAPHER
“Over 600 students volunteered to bring Dance Marathon together and over 800 dancers (are participating) ... I thank you. To bring together the needs of children with cancer and blood disorders, everything you do today and tomorrow has meaning.” FELICIA MCGINTY Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
TIAN LI / STAFF PHOTGRAPHER
NAAZ MODAN / PHOTO EDITOR
NAAZ MODAN / PHOTO EDITOR
“What I see is so beautiful and spectacular. I see student leaders who have given so much … I see (patients’ families) that are dealing with so much, and yet carry themselves in such a great way. What I see is a community.” GLENN JENKINS Executive Director of Embrace Kids Foundation
“What we do for these 30 hours has a great impact on their lives.” JASON BALUARTE Assistant Director of Fundraising Operations for RUDM 2015
NAAZ MODAN / PHOTO EDITOR
COLIN PIETERS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
MICHELLE KLEJMONT / MANAGING EDITOR
“I wanted to bring good music to DM this year.” DANIEL TOTH Director of Major Entertainment at RUDM 2015
“It was a little overwhelming at first, because you can’t believe all of these people are doing (this) for your family. (Family Hour) was very fun ... You could feel the energy coming from (the dancers).” KAREN MCLAUGHLIN Mother of Nico McLaughlin, age 3, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee’s “Adopt-a-Child” NAAZ MODAN / PHOTO EDITOR
“We’re surrendering ourselves — but what we go through doesn’t compare to what (the kids) go through … it’s a reminder of why we do this, and it’s motivating.” EMA PONI Assistant Director of Corporate Relations at RUDM 2015
EDWIN GANO /ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR
EDWIN GANO / ASSOCIATE PHOTO EDITOR PHOTOG