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WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13. 2011 // PAGE 9
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Freshman student Addie Haney competes in a friendly competition on an inflatable game.
Dancers were allowed to squat, but not to sit during the entire 24-hour dance period
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Elonthon raises money for Duke Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network.
Hannah Headan and her father Alex speak to the dancers about how much ELONTHON means to them.
ELONTHON
Dancing 24 hours
for medical research
Elonthon, the university’s annual
dance marathon, populated Alumni
Gym the weekend of April 8-9 with
hundreds of students raising money
and wearing out their shoes to help
fight childhood diseases.
The final fundraising amount will
not be released until later this semester,
but last year Elonthon donated more
than $100,000 to Duke Children’s
Hospital and Children’s Miracle
Network. Duke Children’s Hospital is
one of the premiere childhood disease
research and treatment facilities in
the country and Children’s Miracle
Network hospitals never turn away
young patients who may not be able to
pay out of pocket.
Dancers pay $12 for registration,
and are encouraged either to fundraise
$250 or more, or provide the names of
eight sponsors. All of the money raised
goes toward the hospitals.
Dancers can choose to dance in six-
hour increments, or for the whole 24
hours. Snacks are provided, as well as
some breaks for rest — but no sitting
allowed. This year’s participants danced
to the soundtrack of student DJs as well
as participated in Zumba workouts and
inflatable carnival games.
Elonthon celebrated its eighth year
this semester and will be back next
year, as always, for the kids.
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Calisthenics kept the dance.^ moving and a Zumba instnictor kept feet tapping as the day wound down.
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