Get Excited for One of the Best Weeks of the Year!
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 22, 2014) – Get excited! It is DanceBlue's bi-annual Blitz Week now until Friday, Sept. 26. During Blitz Week, University of Kentucky students will be encouraged to register for DanceBlue 2015.
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DanceBlue is a 24-hour no-sleeping, no-sitting dance marathon that benefits the Kentucky Children’s Hospital DanceBlue Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic and the Markey Cancer Center.
Blitz Week begins today with DanceBlue committee members giving gold ribbons to University of Kentucky students and faculty members at White Hall Classroom Building in honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
On Tuesday, Elena’s Lemonade Stand will serve lemonade outside the Classroom Building.
McAllister’s Deli will be providing sweet tea on Wednesday as students write “Why I DanceBlue” on a giant ribbon outside of the Student Center.
Thursday night, Mellow Mushroom will host a fundraising night for DanceBlue, with part of the dining proceeds benefitting the organization.
Blitz Week culminates on Friday with a social media scavenger hunt for teams that have registered for DanceBlue.
Registration for individuals and teams participating in DanceBlue is due Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. The 2015 DanceBlue dance marathon will be Feb. 14 and 15. This year’s marathon marks the 10-year anniversary of DanceBlue at the University of Kentucky.
For more information about DanceBlue, registration information or to support its efforts, please visit www.danceblue.org.
MEDIA CONTACT: Katy Bennett, katy.bennett@uky.edu, 859-257-1909
DanceBlue CONTACT: Michael Danahy, pr@danceblue.org