DanceBlue Wants to be Your Valentine's Date

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 19, 2014) – The date of the largest student-run philanthropy in the Southeastern Conference has officially been set! DanceBlue will be held from 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, until 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015, at Memorial Coliseum on UK's campus.

DanceBlue is a 24-hour no-sleeping, no-sitting dance marathon that benefits the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic. Fundraising for DanceBlue spans the entire year and ends with the marathon in early spring.

Jonathan York, DanceBlue’s Overall Chair, says that the organization is incredibly excited to finally announce the date.

“What better way to show the kids love than to have a Valentine’s Day marathon?” York said.

Team registration is open from now until Monday, Sept. 29. Groups from all over campus are encouraged to sign up and participate.

Since 2006, DanceBlue has raised nearly $6.2 million for pediatric cancer patients and research. This year’s marathon marks the 10-year anniversary of DanceBlue at the University of Kentucky.

Give to DanceBlue here and connect with DanceBlue on Facebook at www.facebook.com/danceblue and on Twitter at twitter.com/UKDanceBlue.

DanceBlue is a program housed in the UK Center for Community Outreach. The CCO seeks to serve, connect and unite the University of Kentucky with the surrounding community in collaborative efforts to promote life-long community service. For more information about the CCO, visit http://www.ukcco.org/. Connect with the CCO on Facebook here and on Twitter at twitter.com/ukcco.

MEDIA CONTACT: Katy Bennett, katy.bennett@uky.edu, 859-257-1909

DANCEBLUE CONTACT: Michael Danahy, pr@danceblue.org