Lace Up Your Running Shoes For The Kids at DanceBlue 5K

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2016) — Start lacing up your running shoes! The annual DanceBlue 5K will begin noon Sunday, Oct. 2. This year’s run/walk will be held at Commonwealth Stadium and will benefit the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic.

Registration - Whether a student, faculty member, marathon runner or a DanceBlue supporter, come join DanceBlue for a fun afternoon. On-site registration is $30 with cash/check only. While supplies last, dancers will receive a T-shirt for participating.

Spirit Points - University of Kentucky students participating in the DanceBlue Marathon will be able to earn spirit points for their team. For each dancer registered, the team will be awarded five points. 

DanceBlue is the University of Kentucky's 24-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon that benefits the Golden Matrix Fund and the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic. Now in its 12th year, DanceBlue has raised more than $9.8 million dollars for pediatric cancer research and child life efforts.

For more information about DanceBlue, registration information or to support its efforts, please visit http://danceblue.org. Connect with DanceBlue on Facebook at www.facebook.com/danceblue and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/UKDanceBlue.

DanceBlue is a program housed in the UK Center for Community Outreach (CCO). The CCO seeks to serve, connect and unite the University of Kentucky with the surrounding community in collaborative efforts to promote lifelong community service. 

UK is the University for Kentucky. At UK, we are educating more students, treating more patients with complex illnesses and conducting more research and service than at any time in our 150-year history. To read more about the UK story and how you can support continued investment in your university and the Commonwealth, go to: uky.edu/uk4ky. #uk4ky #seeblue

DANCEBLUE CONTACT: Kaylee Hobbs, UK DanceBlue public relations chair, PR@danceblue.org

MEDIA CONTACT: Katy Bennett or Rebecca Stratton, katy.bennett@uky.edu or rebecca.stratton@uky.edu, 859-257-1909/859-323-2395