{"id":56508,"date":"2016-02-22T16:57:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T22:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=56508"},"modified":"2016-02-22T17:06:50","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T23:06:50","slug":"rebelthon-dance-marathon-event-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/rebelthon-dance-marathon-event-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"RebelTHON Dance Marathon Nearly Doubles Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year’s RebelTHON Dance Marathon raised $112,603 or Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital.<\/p><\/div>\n

University of Mississippi students raised $112,603 for Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital<\/a> at this year’s RebelTHON<\/a>, held over the weekend at the Turner Center.<\/p>\n

The total was announced following the\u00a0annual\u00a0dance marathon. RebelTHON is a yearlong fundraiser for Batson Children’s Hospital, which is part of the UM Medical Center<\/a> in Jackson.<\/p>\n

Thirteen patients from the hospital were\u00a0in attendance to share their stories and tell what fundraising means to them, said Maia Cotelo, an Ole Miss senior and RebelTHON executive director.<\/p>\n

This year’s goal was to raise $60,000, but the group nearly doubled that amount.<\/p>\n

“We are one of few schools that gets to raise money for a hospital that is directly connected to the university and this event offers the rare opportunity to meet the cause one is fundraising for,” Cotelo said. “It is a very moving experience.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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RebelTHON is a yearlong fundraiser for the children’s hospital, which is part of the UM Medical Center in Jackson.<\/p><\/div>\n

The dance marathon serves as a celebration for all the fundraising work done throughout the year. Students involved in the fundraising since August are invited to attend the 12-hour overnight celebration with music, food and games. Participants are asked to stand, jump, dance or just keep moving for 12 hours.<\/p>\n