BY: HALEY DULLEA, DM7 COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIRECTOR “Think about what the goal of this organization is. What does it mean to you personally?” I was sitting around a table with our 9 other directors, looking at each other and wondering how we put the year of DM 7 into such few words. When Haley Best … Continue reading Igniting Your Passion
BY: MEGAN FRISHCHMEYER, SAU DM'S HOSPITAL ADVISOR Hi Saint Ambrose University Dance Marathon! I am thrilled to get to introduce myself to all of you, my name is Megan Frischmeyer and I am SAU DM’s new Hospital Advisor. This basically means I have the best job in the world. I get to work closely with … Continue reading DM Led me to the Best Job Ever
BY: OLIVIA MCDONOUGH, DM6 FAMILY RELATIONS DIRECTOR When I think about the start of my journey with SAU Dance Marathon, it all began with the word DANCE. As a freshman, I was on the dance team so I was definitely intrigued by what a Dance Marathon was. I attended my first all dancer meeting for … Continue reading Unbreakable Bonds
BY: LUKE MATHEWS, DM 7 CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Holidays season is upon us, and as they say, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. The Holidays have always been magical to me. For me, this Holiday magic used to be Santa and his magical reindeer, but now as I am older my magic is … Continue reading Holiday Magic
BY: WHITNEY MISFELDT, DM7 FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR I still remember walking into the SLC, anxiously preparing for the Big Reveal as a member of the DM6 Fundraising Committee. The routine was memorized. The cards were made. The sweatshirts revealing our six year total were completed. But this year's grand total on the shirts? Yeah, we had … Continue reading It’s More Than Just A Number
BY: DAMON WOLTER, DM7 FINANCE DIRECTOR I dance for an abundant number of reasons. I dance for the kiddos who no longer can and for the kids who will forever be dancing in our hearts. I dance not only in remembrance of these amazing individuals, but also in celebration of the precious moments we were … Continue reading It’s All About The Why
BY: GRACYN SCHRINER, FACULTY ADVISOR Hi, everyone! My name is Gracyn Schriner, and this will be my third Dance Marathon. My experience with Dance Marathon has been a little different than most, and each year my role has changed. My senior year at SAU is when I first got involved with DM for year five! … Continue reading Changing Roles FTK
BY: CATLYN NICHOLS, DM7 ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT CHAIR All of this occurred by happenstance. I just sort of wandered into the first DM open forum my freshman year, as I had never heard of Dance Marathon before. I still remember looking at my friend, Catie, after Candace Pierce talked about the Family Relations committee and saying, … Continue reading A Season of Gratitude
BY: SHELBY CHOSTNER, SAU DM 5 FAMILY RELATIONS DIRECTOR If you would have asked me four years ago if I would be sitting at a nurse’s station, inside a brand new children’s hospital, writing a blog to the dance marathon world that changed my life, I would have told you you were crazy. Yet here … Continue reading Bee-yond SAUDM
BY: MARA GUSE, FAMILY RELATIONS CHAIR This time of year, I always find myself reflecting on all of the things in my life that I’m thankful for. For the last four years, SAU Dance Marathon has been on the top of that list. When I applied to be on the Family Relations Committee my freshman … Continue reading Forever Thankful
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