DanceBlue 2024 volunteer registration open to students and community members
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2024) — Registration to be a DanceBlue volunteer is now open. Every year, DanceBlue needs hundreds of volunteers to ensure that the marathon runs smoothly. These volunteers assist with meals, run the water stations, manage bag check and more to make sure that the dancers have everything they need to keep dancing all marathon long.
Students, friends, family and community members are all welcome to volunteer.
Volunteers can sign up for one of 12 shifts. To sign up, volunteers must be 16 or older and purchase a volunteer ticket. Each general shift ticket is $30 and each meal hour shift ticket is $15. Discounts are available to UK students and staff with discount codes “UKSTUDENT” and “UKEMPLOYEE.”
All volunteers who sign up by 8 a.m. Monday, March 11 will be guaranteed a T-shirt.
Tickets and more information are available here.
For questions or interest in volunteering for more than one shift, please contact volunteer@danceblue.org.
DanceBlue is a University of Kentucky student-run organization that fundraises year-round and culminates in a 24-hour no-sitting, no-sleeping dance marathon. Over $20 million has been raised since 2006, making DanceBlue one of the largest student-run philanthropies in the Southeastern Conference. For more information about DanceBlue, registration information or to support its efforts, please visit www.danceblue.org and connect with DanceBlue on Instagram, Facebook and X.
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