Where the Money Goes
100% of the funds raised by DM at UF go directly to UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, our local Children Miracle Network hospital. Of these funds, most recently, 48% goes to research, 10% to education and 42% to patient care.
Patient care funding provides necessities such as bandages and patient gowns, as well as life-saving equipment and hospital improvements including the recent expansion of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. These funds also provide sleeper sofas for parents, playrooms for children, and Child Life programs, in an effort to make hospital stays more enjoyable for children and their families. Research funding helps our doctors find solutions for incurable diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and cancer, and it allows them to develop new technology and enhanced processes that improve the daily lives of pediatric patients. Education funding supports programs such as Child Life Diversion therapy and goes toward raising funds and awareness for the Children’s Miracle Network.
Length of Dance Marathon at UF
Before 2008: 32 hours
After 2008: 26.2 hours
Participants
Number of Registered Dancers in 2022: 1250
Number of Captains: 467
Number of Emerging Leaders: 160
Number of Kirstyn's Krew: 53
Number of Miracle Families: 56
Number of Sponsors: 123
Most Years as a Dancer: 4 years
Fundraising
44,899 donations on DonorDrive
2,715 fundraisers raised at least $1
Amount raised in 2022: $2,334,217.21
Total amount raised in past 28 years: nearly 29 million dollars
Alumni Contribution: $83,235.89
Event Title
First Reference: Dance Marathon at the University of Florida
Second Reference: Dance Marathon at UF
Social Media and Marketing Reference: DM at UF
Not Acceptable: DM UF, UF DM, DM @ UF
Hospital Title
First Reference: UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital
Second Reference: UF Health Shands
Children and Their Families
Miracle Family
Miracle Children
Miracle Child (0-12)
Miracle Teen (13-18)
Miracle Gator Nation (19+)
Positions
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Overall Directors
- Executive Director
- Operations Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Membership Manager
- Finance Manager
- Community Outreach
- Dancer Relations
- Design and Technology
- Family Relations
- Fundraising and Orginization Development
- Hospitality
- Leadership Development
- Marathon Relations North
- Marathon Relations South
- Merchandise
- Morale
- Multimedia
- Productions
- Public Relations
- Recruitment
- Sponsorships
- Assistant Directors & Captains
- Community Outreach
- Dancer Relations
- Design and Technology
- Family Relations
- Fundraising and Orginization Development
- Hospitality
- Leadership Development
- Marathon Relations North
- Marathon Relations South
- Merchandise
- Morale
- Multimedia
- Productions
- Public Relations
- Recruitment
- Sponsorships
- Emerging Leaders
- Kirstyn's Krew
- Ambassadors
- Dancers
- Fundraisers
- Dance Marathon Alumni (DMA)
